EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of HMT Technology Corporation on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-51767)
and the registration statement of HMT Technology Corporation on
Form S-3 as amended (File No. 333-24385) of our reports dated April 16,
1999, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedules of HMT Technology Corporation as of March 31, 1999
and 1998 and for years ended  March 31, 1999, 1998, 1997, which reports
are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement
Schedules, which appears on page 53 on this Form-10K.

                                        PricewaterhouseCoopers  L.L.P.


San Jose, California
June 16, 1999

       THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
       STATEMENTS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
       AS IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.