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Exhibit 23.1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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
June 16, 2000
