Exhibit 23.1

	    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Supertex, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-43691) of
our report dated April 24, 1998, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Supertex, Inc. as of  March 31, 1998 and 1997, and
for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, which report
is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


				    /S/COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

San Jose, California
June 1, 1998