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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


            We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-89473, 333-23091, 333-89473,
333-54018, 333-54026, and 333-71548) of our report dated April 28, 2003 relating
to the consolidated financial statements of Drexler Technology Corporation which
appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated April 28, 2003 relating to the financial
statement schedule for Fiscal 2003 and Fiscal 2002, which appears in this Form
10-K.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
July 10, 2003


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