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 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 schedule 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
January 14, 1997