EXHIBIT 23.2

                        Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Exar Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in registration statements (Nos.
33-58991 and 33-59071) on Form S-8 and S-3, respectively, of Exar Corporation
of our report dated May 2, 1996 relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
Exar Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1996, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 1996, and the
related consolidated financial statement schedule, which report appears in
the March 31, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of Exar Corporation.

KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Palo Alto, California
June 26, 1997