Solectron

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title: "Solectron" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1977-establishments-in-california", "2007-disestablishments-in-california", "2007-mergers-and-acquisitions", "companies-formerly-listed-on-the-new-york-stock-exchange", "computer-companies-disestablished-in-2007", "computer-companies-established-in-1977", "defunct-companies-based-in-the-san-francisco-bay-area", "defunct-computer-companies-of-the-united-states", "defunct-computer-hardware-companies", "electronics-companies-disestablished-in-2007", "electronics-companies-established-in-1977", "defunct-electronics-companies-of-the-united-states", "ncr-corporation", "technology-companies-based-in-the-san-francisco-bay-area", "technology-companies-disestablished-in-2007", "technology-companies-established-in-1977", "defunct-computer-companies-based-in-california"] description: "American electronics manufacturing company" topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solectron" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American electronics manufacturing company ::

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Field	Value
name	Solectron Corporation
logo	Solectron logo.svg
image	Solectron hq.JPG
image_caption	Headquarters in Milpitas, California
type	Public company
traded_as
fate	liquidated by Flextronics
successor	Flex Ltd.
foundation	1977
defunct	2007
industry	Electronics Manufacturing Services, product design and after sales services
products	Consumer Electronics, Routers, Switches, TVs
revenue	(2006)
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| name = Solectron Corporation | logo = Solectron logo.svg | image = Solectron hq.JPG | image_caption = Headquarters in Milpitas, California | type = Public company | traded_as = | fate = liquidated by Flextronics | successor = Flex Ltd. | foundation = 1977 | defunct = 2007 | industry = Electronics Manufacturing Services, product design and after sales services | products = Consumer Electronics, Routers, Switches, TVs | revenue = (2006) Solectron Corporation was an American electronics manufacturing company for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Solectron's first customer designed and distributed an electronic controller for solar energy equipment. The name "Solectron" was a portmanteau of the words "solar" and "electronics".

Solectron had sales of around $12 billion a year, and employed 70,000 people in 23 countries. The company was acquired by Flex on October 15, 2007.

History

Solectron was established in 1977 to provide outsourced manufacturing services to third parties. It was a major manufacturer, but you would have not found its name on any products. Solectron founders Roy Kusumoto and Prabhat Jain saw a growing number of electronics companies in California's Silicon Valley. There was a need to provide printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) services, handling the manufacturing overflow from OEMs. Solectron aimed to provide high-tech companies the ability for their products to be produced and delivered more quickly and efficiently than their competition, and believed that their customers needed a greater level of service for assembly and manufacture of printed circuit boards, cellular phones, along the entire product supply chain.

In 2007, Flextronics announced they would buy Solectron for 3.6 billion dollars.

References

References

1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516212344/http://finance.google.com/finance?q=SLR SLR – Solitario Resources Corporation – Google Finance]
2. [http://www.transparentc.com Industrial Automation]
3. "Solectron - The invisible multinational".
4. "Home".
5. (2007-06-04). "Flextronics Buys Solectron for $3.6 Billion".

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