EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of Genus, Inc. (the "Company") 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 16, 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 the Company. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts."
 
                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Jose, California
August 4, 1998