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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                        [ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LETTERHEAD]


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of Level One Communications, Incorporated of our report
dated February 26, 1999 (except with respect to certain information contained in
Note 15 for which the date is March 4, 1999) included in Level One
Communications, Incorporated's Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 1998.
We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Selected
Financial Data" and to all other references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.

                                           /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Sacramento, California
July 6, 1999