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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2




                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) of Analog Devices, Inc. pertaining to the Analog Devices, Inc. 1998 Stock
Option Plan of our report dated November 30, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Analog Devices, Inc. incorporated by
reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 30, 1999,
and our report dated January 25, 2000 with respect to the related financial
statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.




                                                     ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
June 21, 2000









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