EXHIBIT 23 HAUGEN, SPRINGER & CO. Certified Public Accountants 9250 East Costilla Avenue Robert S. Haugen, C.P.A. Suite 150 Charles K. Springer, C.P.A. Englewood, Colorado 80012 (303) 799-6969 FAX (303) 799-6974 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ------------------------------- The Board of Directors and Stockholders Vari-L Company, Inc. We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the financial statements of Vari-L Company, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years then ended in the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 33-88666 and No. 33-81045). /s/Haugen, Springer & Co. HAUGEN, SPRINGER & CO. March 26, 1997