Exhibit 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 3 to Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-102507) and related Prospectus
of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. for the registration of Class A Warrants to
purchase 7,000,000 shares of its common stock, Class B Warrants to purchase
1,823,529 shares of its common stock, 6,176,467 shares of its common stock
issuable upon exchange of $105,000,000 Floating Rate Unsecured Loan Notes due
2102, and 8,823,529 shares of its common stock issuable upon exercise of Class A
Warrants and Class B Warrants and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our report dated February 6, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 3, 2004