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EXHIBIT 23.6
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
The Board of Directors
Pensar Corporation
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of SMTC Corporation of our report dated May 9, 2000 on the financial
statements of Pensar Corporation, which report appears in the registration
statement on Form S-1 of SMTC Corporation dated July 20, 2000, as amended (File
No. 333-33208) and to the reference to our firm under the caption "Auditors".
/s/ KPMG LLP
Milwaukee
August 18, 2000
