Exhibit 23.1

                       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, 333-39493, 333-54018,
333-54026, and 333-71548) of our report dated April 28, 2003, except for Note 4,
as to which the date is January 22, 2004, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Drexler Technology Corporation which appears in the Current Report
on Form 8-K dated January 23, 2004.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
January 22, 2004