Exhibit 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 15, 1998 relating to the financial
statements  and financial  statement  schedule,  which appears in the Centennial
Technologies,  Inc.'s  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  March 25,
2000.




                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 15, 2000