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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23




               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Analog Devices, Inc. of our report dated December 2, 1997, included in the
1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of Analog Devices, Inc.

Our audit also included the financial statement schedule of Analog Devices, Inc.
listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this schedule based
on our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to
above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements and
related Prospectuses (Form S-8 Nos. 2-63561, 2-69122, 2-77321, 2-90023, 2-95495,
33-2502, 33-4067, 33-22604, 33-22605, 33-29484, 33-39851, 33-39852, 33-43128,
33-46520, 33-46521, 33-60696, 33-60642, 33-61427, 33-64849, 333-04771,
333-04819, 333-04821 and 333-08493 and Form S-3 Nos. 333-08505, 333-08509 and
333-17651) of Analog Devices, Inc. of our report dated December 2, 1997, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by
reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to
the financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of
Analog Devices, Inc.


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January 23, 1998