Exhibit 5.1

                  OPINION OF STEWART MCKELVEY STIRLING SCALES

     File Reference: NS26117-3

     February 7, 2000

     Genesis Microchip Incorporated
     165 Commerce Valley Drive W.
     Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L3T 7V8

     Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We act as Nova Scotia counsel to Genesis Microchip Incorporated, a body
corporate under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia ("Genesis"), and have
reviewed the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"),
to be filed by Genesis on or about February 7, 2000 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the
registration of 100,000 common shares without nominal or par value in the
capital stock of Genesis for issuance under the 1997 Non-Employee Stock Option
Plan (the "Shares" and the "1997 Plan", as appropriate).

     We have reviewed the Registration Statement and such agreements, records,
certificates and other documents and made such reviews, examinations and
inquiries and considered such matters of law as are, in our opinion, necessary
or appropriate for the purposes of rendering this opinion. In giving this
opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures (whether on originals
or copies of documents), the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as
originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us
as notarial, certified, conformed, photostatic or faxed copies thereof and the
authenticity of the originals of such documents.

     On the basis of the foregoing and assuming the due execution and delivery
of certificates representing the Shares, we are of the opinion that the Shares,
when issued and delivered against payment of the agreed consideration therefor
in accordance with the terms of the 1997 Plan, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.

     We are qualified to practice law in the Province of Nova Scotia. The
opinion expressed in this letter relates only to the laws of Nova Scotia and the
federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Nova Scotia. No opinions
are expressed with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

     We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales
/s/ Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales