EXHIBIT 23.1
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                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     We  hereby  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8/A of our report February 11, 2002, except as to the fourth
paragraph  of  Note  6  which  is  as of March 27, 2002, which appears in Genus,
Inc.'s  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also
consent  to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 11, 2002
relating  to  the  financial  statement  schedule,  which appears in such Annual
Report  on  Form  10-K.



/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP
San  Jose,  California
September  13,  2002