EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration 
statements of Genus, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-28394, 
33-38657, 33-56192 and 333-29999) of our report, which includes an 
explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going 
concern, dated January 26, 1998, except for Notes 1, 5 and 12 as to which the 
date is March 2, 1998, and of our report dated January 26, 1998, on our audits 
of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, 
respectively, of Genus, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 
1996, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, 
which reports are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

                                       COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

San Jose, California
March 13, 1998




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