EXHIBIT 23.1


                  CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-95886) pertaining to the DSP
Communications, Inc. 1995 Director Stock Option Plan of our report dated January
23, 1996 (except for Note 13 as to which the date is February 29, 1996), with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of DSP
Communications, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


San Jose, California
September 12, 1996