EXHIBIT 23.a

                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP


The Board of Directors
Alpha Industries, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated May 1, 2001 with respect to the
consolidated balance sheet of Alpha Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
April 1, 2001 and April 2, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended April 1, 2001, incorporated herein by reference and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.



/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 3, 2002