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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
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                         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
International Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated December 2, 1997,
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
November 1, 1997, and our report dated January 23, 1998 with respect to the
related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.



                                      ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 9, 1998




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