EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated February 5, 2001 (except for note 17 as to which the
date is March 8, 2001), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
incorporated by reference in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and General Semiconductor, Inc. that is made part of the
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-69004) of Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. for the registration of its common stock.


                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 25, 2001