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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) of Broadcom Corporation pertaining to the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, of our report dated January 23, 2001
(except Notes 2, 8 and 11, as to which the date is March 30, 2001), with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Broadcom Corporation
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Orange County, California
October 9, 2001