EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. for the registration of $550,000,000 of Liquid Yield
Option Notes (LYONs) and shares of common stock as may be issued upon conversion
of and/or in exchange for LYONs 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.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 17, 2001