EXHIBIT 23

                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
Vari-L Company, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (Nos.
33-88666, 33-81045, 333-45137, and 333-81915) on Form S-8 of Vari-L Company,
Inc. of our report dated August 23, 2002, except for notes 3 , 13 and 14 as to
which the date is October 7, 2002, with respect to the balance sheets of Vari-L
Company, Inc. as of June 30, 2002 and 2001, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
two-year period ended June 30, 2002, and the related Schedule II--Valuation and
Qualifying Accounts for the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, which report
appears in the June 30, 2002, annual report on Form 10-K of Vari-L Company, Inc.


(signed) KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
October 7, 2002