Exhibit 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 333-52594) and
related Prospectus of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. for the registration of
shares of its common stock and debt securities and to the incorporation by
reference therein 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 (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16, 2002