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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Giga-tronics Incorporated:


        We consent to incorporation by reference herein of our report dated
April 18, 1997, except as to Note 11, which is as of June 6, 1997, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of Giga-tronics Incorporated and subsidiaries as
of March 29, 1997, and March 30, 1996, and the related consolidated statements
of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended March
29, 1997, March 30, 1996, and March 25, 1995, and of our report dated June 9,
1997, relating to the financial statement schedule, which reports appear or are
incorporated by reference in the March 29, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of
Giga-tronics Incorporated.


Mountain View, California                /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
March 26, 1998


                                  Exhibit 23.1