EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the DSP Communications, Inc. 1996 Nonstatutory Employee and Consultant 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