Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GENESIS MICROCHIP INCORPORATED We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed December 28, 2000 pertaining to the 1997 Non-Employee Stock Option Plan and the 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated April 28, 2000 on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as at March 31, 2000 and March 31, 1999 and for the year ended March 31, 2000, the ten months ended March 31, 1999 and the year ended May 31, 1998 included in the March 31, 2000 Form 10-K of the Company. /s/ KPMG LLP Toronto, Canada December 28, 2000