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 August 14, 2003, except for
note 1 dated as of  August  26,  2003  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 28, 2003