EXHIBIT 23.1









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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8)  pertaining to the 1993 Amended and Restated  Stock Option Plan of PixTech,
Inc.,  of our report dated  February 3, 1999,  with respect to the  consolidated
financial  statements  and  schedules  of PixTech,  Inc.  included in its Annual
Report  (Form  10-K)  for the year  ended  December  31,  1998,  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.




                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT
                                          Represented by : CHRISTINE BLANC-PATIN

Marseilles, France
June 15, 1999


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