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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) pertaining to the Deferred Compensation Plan of Analog Devices, Inc. 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.


                                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
September 10, 1999