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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 22, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of SMTC
Corporation (formerly Hi-Tech Manufacturing, Inc., subsequently HTM Holdings,
Inc.), which appear in SMTC Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended (File No. 333-33208).
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Broomfield, Colorado
August 21, 2000
