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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. 1992
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated December 1, 1998, 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 31, 1998, and our report dated January 22, 1999 with respect to the
  related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission.




                                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
May 26, 1999