Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 1, 2013 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Tessera Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP

San Jose, California

July 25, 2013