EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement of Form S-3 (No. 033-62561) of
Microsemi Corporation of our report dated November 16, 1998, appearing on this
Form 10-K.







PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Costa Mesa, California
December 24, 1998