EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



Patriot Scientific Corporation
San Diego, California



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the previously filed
Registration Statements (No. 333-36418, No. 333-57602 and No. 333-81156) of
Patriot Scientific Corporation of our report dated July 19, 2002, except for
note 1 dated as of August 23, 2002 relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Patriot Scientific Corporation, appearing in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2002. Our report contained an
explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.


/s/  Nation Smith Hermes Diamond


San Diego, California
August 23, 2002