Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” and to the use of our report dated April 12, 2008 (except Note 16, as to which the date is September   , 2008) in Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-150227) and related Prospectus of Fluidigm Corporation for the registration of 6,095,000 shares of its common stock.
         
     
  Ernst & Young LLP    
     
     
 
Palo Alto, California
September      , 2008
 
 
The foregoing consent is in the form that will be signed upon completion of the reverse stock split described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements.
         
     
  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP    
     
     
 
Palo Alto, California
September 2, 2008