EXHIBIT 23.1

        CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-8 No. 333-19883) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option Plan, the 
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-11841) pertaining to the 1996 
Nonstatutory Employee and Consultant Option Plan and the Registration 
Statement (Form S-8 No. 033-95886) pertaining to the 1995 Employee Stock 
Purchase Plan, the 1995 Employee and Consultant Stock Plan and the 1995 
Director Stock Option Plan of our report dated January 15, 1997, with respect 
to the consolidated financial statements of DSP Communications, Inc. (the 
"Company") included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended 
December 31, 1996.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of DSP 
Communications, Inc. listed in item 14(a)2 of this Annual Report.  This 
schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.  In our opinion, 
the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in 
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly 
in all material respects the information set forth therein.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
March 21, 1997