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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Analog Devices,
Inc. for the registration of shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated November 30, 1999, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Analog Devices, Inc.
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
October 30, 1999, and our report dated January 25, 2000 with respect to the
related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
December 5, 2000