Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated March 14, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Registration Statement Number	Form	Description
33-7850	S-8	1986 Employee Stock Plan of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
33-7851	S-8	1986 Employee Stock Plan of Dale Electronics, Inc.
333-78045	S-8	1997 Stock Option Program and 1998 Employee Stock Option Program of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
333-68090	S-3/A	$550,000,000 Liquid Yield Option Notes Due 2021
333-73496	S-8	Amended and Restated General Semiconductor, Inc. 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan and General Semiconductor, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan
333-52594	S-3/A	2,887,134 Common Shares and $945,779,624 Other Securities
333-102507	S-3/A	Class A Warrants to Purchase 7,000,000 Shares of Common Stock; Class B Warrants to Purchase 1,823,529 Shares of Common Stock; 6,176,467 Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exchange of $105,000,000 Floating Rate Unsecured Notes due 2102; and 8,823,529 Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants
333-110259	S-3/A	$500,000,000 Principal Amount of 3 5/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2023; and Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion of $500,000,000 Principal Amount of 3 5/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2023.

	/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 14, 2005