Form: S-4/A

Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

December 12, 1995

CONSENT OF PAINEWEBBER, INC.

Published on December 12, 1995




EXHIBIT 23.6

CONSENT OF PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED

December 12, 1995

Board of Directors
NexGen, Inc.
1623 Buckeye Drive
Milpitas, California 95035-7243

Reference is made to the letter dated October 5, 1995 from PaineWebber
Incorporated to NexGen, Inc. ("NexGen") and our opinion dated December 14,
1995 to the Board of Directors of NexGen. We hereby consent to the reference
to us and our opinion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus forming a part
of a Registration Statement on Form S-4.

PaineWebber Incorporated

David M. Reed, Jr.
By: _________________________________
David M. Reed, Jr.
Managing Director