SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
		      Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)
(x)     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
	Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	     For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997

				 or

( )    Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)

		    Commission File No. 0-12718

			   SUPERTEX, INC.
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

California                                                 94-2328535

(State or other jurisdiction of        (IRS Employer Identification #)
 incorporation or organization)

			 1235 Bordeaux Drive
		     Sunnyvale,  California 94089
	       (Address of principal executive offices)

  Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (408) 744-0100

   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

		       Yes  (X)        No  ( )     

As of July 15, 1997, 12,379,393 shares of the Registrant's
common stock were issued and outstanding.

		   Total number of pages:  10
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SUPERTEX, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT - FORM 10Q

Table of Contents                                              Page No.
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		      PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

	 Consolidated Statements of Income ...................     3

	 Consolidated Balance Sheets .........................     4

	 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ...............     5

	 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ..........     6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
	 Condition and Results of Operations .................     7

			PART II- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule 
	 and Reports on Form 8-K .............................     9
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
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				SUPERTEX, INC.
		       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
				 (unaudited)
		    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
<CAPTION>
						       Three-months Ended,
						       ------------------
							    June 30,
							    -------
						     1997              1996  
						     ----              ----
<S>                                                <C>               <C>
Net sales                                          $ 12,313          $ 12,461 
						   --------          --------
Cost and expenses:              
 Cost of sales                                        6,680             6,310 

 Research and development                             1,376             1,310 

 Selling, general and administrative                  1,634             1,594 
						   --------          --------
  Total costs and expenses                            9,690             9,214 
						   --------          --------
Income from operations                                2,623             3,247 

 Interest income                                        343               367 

 Other income, net                                       28                -- 
						   --------          --------
  Income before provision for income taxes            2,994             3,614 

Provision for income taxes                            1,018             1,156 
						   --------          --------
  Net income                                       $  1,976          $  2,458 
						   ========          ========
Net income per share                               $   0.16          $   0.20 
						   ========          ========
Shares used in per share computation                 12,379            12,495 
						   ========          ========
<FN>
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.             
</TABLE>
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			    SUPERTEX, INC.
		     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
		  (in thousands, except share data)
<CAPTION>
					      Jun. 30, 1997   Mar. 31, 1997
					      -------------   -------------
						       (unaudited)
<S>                                              <C>             <C>
ASSETS

Current Assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                       $ 20,546        $ 19,166

 Short term investments                             4,644           4,497

 Trade accounts receivable, 
  net of allowances of $601 and $525                9,920           9,337

 Other receivables                                    180             154

 Inventories                                        9,459           9,249

 Deferred income taxes                              1,834           1,834

 Prepaid expenses                                     458             418
						 --------        --------
  Total current assets                             47,041          44,655

Property and equipment, net                        12,252          11,753
						 --------        --------
TOTAL ASSETS                                     $ 59,293        $ 56,408
						 ========        ========
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LIABILITIES
<CAPTION>
Current liabilities:
 <S>                                             <C>             <C>
 Trade accounts payable                          $  3,704        $  3,813

 Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits      2,452           2,499

 Income taxes payable                               1,094             166

 Other accrued liabilities                            312             366

 Deferred revenue on shipments to distributors      1,249           1,077

  Total current liabilities                         8,811           7,921

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Preferred stock, no par value -- 
   10,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding      --              --

 Common stock, no par value -- 30,000,000 
   shares authorized; issued and outstanding 
   12,379,293 and 12,047,031 shares                20,321          20,302

 Retained earnings                                 30,161          28,185
						 --------        --------
  Total shareholders' equity                       50,482          48,487
						 --------        --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY       $ 59,293        $ 56,408        
						 ========        ========
<FN>
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
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			  SUPERTEX, INC.
	       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
		    (unaudited, in thousands)
<CAPTION>
						   Three Months Ended
						   ------------------
					     June 30, 1997   June 30, 1996
					     -------------   -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
<S>                                              <C>             <C>
Net income                                       $  1,976        $  2,458
						 --------        --------
Non-cash adjustments to net income:
 Depreciation and amortization                        526             435

 Provision for doubtful accounts 
   and sales returns                                  459             278

 Provision for excess and obsolete inventories        (71)             15

 Loss on disposal of assets                             1               0

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 Accounts  and other receivables                   (1,068)         (1,300)

 Inventories                                         (139)             87

 Prepaid expenses                                     (40)           (674)

 Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses         (210)           (498)

 Income taxes payable                                 928             970

 Deferred revenue on shipments to distributors        172             219
						 --------        --------
Total adjustments                                     558            (468)
						 --------        --------
Net cash provided by operating activities           2,534           1,990
						 --------        --------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 Purchases of property and equipment               (1,026)           (530)

 Purchases of short term investments               (4,147)        (15,137)

 Proceeds from maturities of 
   short term investments                           4,000           6,274
						 --------        --------
Net cash used in investing activities              (1,173)         (9,393)
						 --------        --------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 Stock options exercised                               19             198
						 --------        --------
Net cash provided by financing activities              19             198
						 --------        --------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
  CASH EQUIVALENTS                                  1,380          (7,205)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

 Beginning of period                               19,166          16,108
						 --------        --------
 End of period                                   $ 20,546        $  8,903
						 ========        ========
<FN>
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
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			  SUPERTEX, INC.
	    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1
------
In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements
for the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 include all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments)
necessary for fair presentation of financial condition and
results of operations for those periods in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.

The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from
audited financial statements, but does not include all
disclosures required by generally accepted accounting
principles.  These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the audited financial statements of Supertex,
Inc. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, which were
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File Number 0-12718).

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for
the full fiscal year. 

Inventories consisted of (in thousands):
					    June 30, 1997   March 31, 1997
					    -------------   --------------
						     (unaudited)
Finished goods ............................    $ 2,270          $ 1,656

Work-in-process ...........................      6,022            5,993

Raw materials .............................      1,167            1,600
					       -------          -------
					       $ 9,459          $ 9,249
					       =======          =======

Recent Accounting Pronouncements  In February 1997, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share"
(SFAS 128), which specifies the computation, presentation and
disclosure requirements for earnings per share.  SFAS 128
supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15 and is
effective for financial statements issued for periods ending
after December 15, 1997.  SFAS 128 requires restatement of all
prior-period earnings per share data presented after the
effective date.  SFAS 128 will not have a material impact on the
Company's financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.

In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of  Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income" (SFAS 130).  SFAS 130 establishes
standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and
its components in a full set of general-purpose financial
statements.  Comprehensive income is defined as "the change in
equity of a business enterprise during a period from
transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner
sources.  It includes all changes in equity during a period
except those resulting from investments by owners and
distributions to owners."  SFAS 130 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1997, and reclassification of
financial statements for earlier periods provided for
comparative purposes is required.  SFAS 130 is not expected to
have a material impact on the Company's financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
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In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131,
"Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information" (SFAS 131).  SFAS 131 establishes standards for the
way that public business enterprises report information about
operating segments in annual financial statements and requires
that those enterprises report selected information about
operating segments in interim financial reports issued to
shareholders.  SFAS 131 generally supersedes Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 14, "Financial Reporting for
Segments of a Business Enterprise."  Under SFAS 131, operating
segments are components of an enterprise about which separate
financial information is available that is evaluated regularly
by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to
allocate resources and in assessing performance.  Generally,
financial information is required to be reported on the basis
that it is used internally.  SFAS 131 is effective for financial
statements for periods beginning after December 15, 1997, and
restatement of comparative information for earlier years is
required.  However, SFAS 131 is not required to be applied to
interim financial statements in the initial year of application.
SFAS 131 will not have a material impact on the Company's
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
	 Condition and Results of Operations

Certain Factors:  This report contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21 E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Actual
results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors set
forth below and elsewhere in this report.  The industry in which
the Company competes is characterized by extreme rapid changes
in technology and frequent new product introductions.  The
Company believes that its long-term growth will depend largely
on its ability to continue to enhance existing products and to
introduce new products and features that meet the continually
changing requirements of customers, as well as timely capacity
expansions.  While the Company has invested heavily in new
products, new processes and new capacities, there can be no
assurance that it can continue to introduce new products, new
processes and new capacities on a timely basis or that certain
of its products, processes and capacities will not be rendered
noncompetitive or obsolete by its competitors.

Results of Operations

Net Sales:  Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 were
$12,313,000, a slight decrease of 1% from $12,461,000 of the
same period last year, primarily due to a different product mix
that caused capacity constraints.  Internal and external
capacity expansions are behind schedule, but are expected to
contribute in the second half of the fiscal year.

Gross Profit:  Gross profit for the quarter was $5,633,000,
compared with $6,151,000 in the same quarter of last year.  As a
percent of net sales, manufacturing costs increased from 51% to
54%, primarily resulting from inefficiencies as the Company
expedited its production flow in order to catch up with its
delivery delinquencies.  Internal capacity expansion increased
depreciation expense.
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Research and Development:  Research and development expenses were
flat at $1,376,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 as
compared with $1,310,000 for the same quarter of  last year or
11% of net sales for the first quarter of both years.  The
Company expects that research and development expenses will
increase during this fiscal year.

Selling, General and Administrative:  Expenses for selling,
general and administrative were flat at $1,634,000, or 13% of
net sales, compared with $1,594,000, also 13%, in the same
quarter of  last fiscal year.  The dollar increase in this
category was due to a slight increase in payroll expenses as a
result of headcount increase.

Interest and Other Income:  Interest and other income for this
period were $371,000 compared with $367,000 last year.  Higher
amount of funds available for investments contributed to this
small increase in interest and other income.

Provision for Income Taxes:  The Company's effective tax rate for
the three months ended June 30, 1997 was 34%, a 2% increase from
32% for the same period of last fiscal year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:  On June 30, 1997, the Company
had $25,190,000 in cash, cash equivalents and short term
investments, compared with $23,663,000 on March 31, 1997.  This
increase is mostly due to positive cash flow from operating
activities of $2,534,000 consisting principally of net income of
$1,976,000 plus depreciation of $526,000 and an increase in
liability accounts of $890,000, and partially offset by an
increase in receivables of $1,068,000.  Net cash used in
investing activities in the first quarter of 1997 was $1,173,000
which consisted mainly of purchases of property and equipment. 
Net cash provided by financing activities was $19,000 from the
proceeds of stock option exercises.

The Company anticipates that available funds and cash expected
to be generated from operations will be sufficient to meet cash
and working capital requirements through the end of fiscal year
1998.  The Company expects to spend approximately $6,362,000 for
capacity expansion during fiscal year 1998. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:  In February 1997, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share"
(SFAS 128), which specifies the computation, presentation and
disclosure requirements for earnings per share.  SFAS 128
supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15 and is
effective for financial statements issued for periods ending
after December 15, 1997.  SFAS 128 requires restatement of all
prior-period earnings per share data presented after the
effective date.  SFAS 128 will not have a material impact on the
Company's financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.

In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of  Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income" (SFAS 130).  SFAS 130 establishes
standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and
its components in a full set of general-purpose financial
statements.  Comprehensive income is defined as "the change in
equity of a business enterprise during a period from
transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner
sources.  It includes all changes in equity during a period
except those resulting from investments by owners and
distributions to owners."  SFAS 130 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1997, and reclassification of
financial statements for earlier periods provided for
comparative purposes is required.  
<PAGE>

SFAS 130 is not expected to have a material impact on the 
Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131,
"Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information" (SFAS 131).  SFAS 131 establishes standards for the
way that public business enterprises report information about
operating segments in annual financial statements and requires
that those enterprises report selected information about
operating segments in interim financial reports issued to
shareholders.  SFAS 131 generally supersedes Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 14, "Financial Reporting for
Segments of a Business Enterprise."  Under SFAS 131, operating
segments are components of an enterprise about which separate
financial information is available that is evaluated regularly
by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to
allocate resources and in assessing performance.  Generally,
financial information is required to be reported on the basis
that it is used internally.  SFAS 131 is effective for financial
statements for periods beginning after December 15, 1997, and
restatement of comparative information for earlier years is
required.  However, SFAS 131 is not required to be applied to
interim financial statements in the initial year of application.
SFAS 131 will not have a material impact on the Company's
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  

PART II  -  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits

  11.1  Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income Per Share 

  27.1  Financial Data Schedule

(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

    None. 
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			    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			  SUPERTEX, INC.
			   (Registrant)

Date: July 30, 1997

			      By:     /s/ Henry C. Pao
				      ---------------------------
				      Dr. Henry C. Pao, President
				      (Principal Executive and 
				       Financial Officer)
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Exhibit 11.1
			 Supertex, Inc.
     Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income Per Share
			  (unaudited)
	      (in thousands, except per share data)
<CAPTION>
					      Three Months Ended,
						   June 30,            
					      1997           1996  
					     ------         ------
<S>                                         <C>            <C>
PRIMARY:                         
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding          12,050         11,965 

Common Stock Equivalents                        329            530 
					    -------        -------
Total common and common equivalent shares    12,379         12,495 
					    =======        =======
Net income                                  $ 1,976        $ 2,458 
					    =======        =======
Net income per share                        $  0.16        $  0.20 
					    =======        =======
FULLY DILUTED:                          

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding          12,050         11,985 

Dilutive employee stock options                 329            530 
					    -------        -------
Total common and common equivalent shares    12,379         12,495 
					    =======        =======
Net income                                  $ 1,976        $ 2,458 
					    =======        =======
Net income per share                        $  0.16        $  0.20 
					    =======        =======
<FN>
Net income per share in the consolidated financial statements is
presented under the primary basis as the effect of dilution
under the fully diluted basis is not material.
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