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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption 'Experts' in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-      ) and related Prospectus of
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. for the registration of shares of its common stock
issuable in connection with the purchase by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. of the
outstanding $385 million aggregate principal amount at maturity Liquid Yield
Option Notes due 2021 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated February 5, 2004, 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, 2003, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 3, 2004




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