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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Auditors
The Board of Directors
SMTC Corporation:
The audit referred to in the form of our report dated February 18, 2000 included
the related financial statement schedules of SMTC Corporation (formerly HTM
Holdings, Inc.) for the year ended December 31, 1999 included in the
registration statement. The financial statement schedule is the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
financial statement schedule based on our audit. In our opinion, such financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects
the information set forth therein.
We consent to the use of the form of our reports included herein and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Toronto, Canada
July 17, 2000
