EXHIBIT 23.1 
                                          

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 
                                          
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated
March 13, 1998 and December 9, 1998 included in Level One Communications, 
Incorporated's Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 1997 and the Form 8-K/A
filed on December 16, 1998, respectively, and to all references to our Firm 
included in this registration statement.       


Arthur Andersen LLP 

By: /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP   
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Sacramento, California 
December 16, 1998