EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Plan and 2000 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan of Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., of our report dated January
21, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California

April 26, 2002