EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports relating to the financial statements of SMART Global Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting dated October 29, 2018, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended August, 31, 2018.

/s/ DELOITTE& TOUCHE LLP 

San Jose, California

March 28, 2019