EXHIBIT 23.3

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to the
registration statement on Form S-4 of CTS Corporation dated December 27, 2004,
of our report dated August 16, 2002, except for the restatement for
discontinued operations as described in the second paragraph of note 3 to the
consolidated financial statements, which is as of September 24, 2003, with
respect to the consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and
stockholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss) of SMTEK International,
Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2002, which report appears in
the June 25, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K of SMTEK International, Inc. and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration
statement.

/s/    KPMG LLP



Los Angeles, California
December 27, 2004