Exhibit 23

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Anaren Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
33-36761, No. 333-03193, No. 333-70397, No. 333-70427, No. 333-50390, and No.
333-50392) on Form S-8 and Registration Statement (No. 333-70422) on Form S-3 of
Anaren Inc. of our report dated August 6, 2004, with respect to the consolidated
balance sheets of Anaren Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004 and June 30,
2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in
the three-year period ended June 30, 2004, which report appears in the June 30,
2004 annual report on Form 10-K of Anaren, Inc.

                                                        /s/ KPMG LLP

Syracuse, New York
August 27, 2004


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