EXHIBIT 23.1

                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-43691) of our report dated April 23, 1999,
relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Supertex, Inc., which appears in Supertex, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1999.


                                             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



San Jose, California
September 29, 1999