EXHIBIT 23.1

                      Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated October 14, 1998 relating to the
financial statements which appears in the Rambus, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated October 14, 1998 relating to
the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
December 20, 1999