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Exhibit
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board
of Directors
Benchmark
Electronics, Inc.:
We
consent to the use of our reports dated February 27, 2008, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of
income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, and our
report dated February 27, 2008 related to the consolidated financial statement
schedule, incorporated herein by reference. Our reports refer to a change in the
method of accounting for uncertain tax positions in 2007 and a change in the
method of accounting for share based payments in 2006.
(signed)
KPMG LLP
Houston,
Texas
December
16, 2008