Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form  S-8 of our  report  dated  April  2,  2003  relating  to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Standard  Microsystems  Corporation,  which  is  incorporated  by  reference  in
Standard  Microsystems  Corporation's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year
ended  February 28, 2003. We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference of
our report dated April 2, 2003  relating to the  financial  statement  schedule,
which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/  Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, NY
September 15, 2003