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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 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Silicon Laboratories Inc. of our report dated January 16,
2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Silicon
Laboratories Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 29, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Austin, Texas
March 4, 2002