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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation 
by reference in this registration statement of our reports dated April 29, 1998 
included in C.P. Clare Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 
1998 and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.



                                             /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
October 16, 1998