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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000103730-11-000011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111223

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000103730
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES [3670]
		IRS NUMBER:				381686453
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		63 LANCASTER AVENUE
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6106441300

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		STREET 1:		63 LANCASTER AVENUE
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This letter sets forth the responses of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (&#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Vishay</font>&#8221; or the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Company</font>&#8221;) to the comment letter of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Staff</font>&#8221;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">SEC</font>&#8221;), dated as of December 21, 2011, regarding the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Form 10-K</font>&#8221;).&#160;&#160;For your convenience, we have incorporated the Staff&#8217;s comments into this response letter below, and the Company&#8217;s responses thereto are set forth after each comment.</font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Response:&#160;&#160;</font>The Company evaluated the materiality of its allowance for doubtful accounts and its sales returns and allowances, both individually and in relation to its financial statements taken as a whole.&#160; The Company also evaluated other information already included in the Form 10-K.&#160; Based on this evaluation, the Company respectfully submits that the schedule described in Rule 12-09 of Regulation S-X is not required in accordance with the instructions to Schedule II and Rule 4-02 of Regulation S-X.</font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The allowance for doubtful accounts was 2.1%, 3.2%, and 1.1% of gross receivables at December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively, and 0.4%, 0.7%, and 0.2% of total current assets at December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.&#160; The amount charged (credited) to the income statement for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 are $(0.8) million, $5.7 million, and $0.5 million, respectively, constituting 0.03%, 0.28%, and 0.02% of Vishay&#8217;s net revenues, respectively.&#160; Sales returns and allowances represent 2.6%, 2.8%, and 2.7% of gross sales for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.&#160;</font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The information that would be provided on Schedule II is either already disclosed in the Form 10-K, or can be easily calculated from the amounts already disclosed in the Form 10-K.&#160; These disclosures include:</font></div>

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