Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (No.  333-38754)  and Form S-8 (No.  33-95256,  33-97250,
33-88268,  33-73944,  and 333-18857) of Uniroyal  Technology  Corporation of our
report  dated April 4, 2000  relating to the  financial  statements  of Sterling
Semiconductor,  Inc., formerly known as Novecon Technologies Corporation,  which
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Uniroyal Technologies Corporation
dated August 14, 2000.

/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

McLean, Virginia
August 14, 2000