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 DSP
Communications, Inc., of our report dated January 13, 1998, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of DSP Communications, Inc. included in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997.

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


Palo Alto, California
March 16, 1998