Solectron Completes Acquisition of Sony Facility in Taiwan

		SOLECTRON Solectron (www.solectron.com), the world's leading supply-chain facilitator, provides a full range of manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. The company, based in Milpitas, Calif., and founded in 1977, employs more than 65,000 people in 57 locations worldwide. In fiscal 2000, the company generated sales of US$14.1 billion. (PRNewsFoto)[JL] MILPITAS, CA USA

MILPITAS, Calif. and KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), the world's leading provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services, today said it completed the acquisition of Sony Corporation's facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as part of a broader agreement announced by the companies in October 2000. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/SLRLOGO ) The new Solectron site will provide a range of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), including design, supply-base management, manufacturing and assembly services to Sony and other customers. As part of the transaction, Solectron gains 130,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity. In addition, about 750 Sony employees transfer to Solectron. The facility has capability for high-end consumer electronics products such as cordless phones, radios, lithium-ion battery packs and infrared receivers. In October 2000, Sony and Solectron announced a cooperation agreement that included Solectron's acquisition of Sony Nakaniida Corporation in Miyagi, Japan, and Sony Industries Taiwan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Under the agreement, Solectron will provide Sony with a full range of EMS services. Solectron completed the acquisition of the Nakaniida site in December 2000. "We welcome the Sony employees to the Solectron family," said Ko Nishimura, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Solectron. "This is another important step that strengthens our relationship with Sony and our ability to serve customers with a full range of manufacturing and supply-chain services around the globe." About Solectron Solectron (http://www.solectron.com), the world's leading supply-chain facilitator, provides a full range of manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. Net sales for the first three months of the fiscal year 2001 ended Dec. 1, 2000, was US$5.7 billion. Solectron, based in Milpitas, Calif., is the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Solectron established a presence in Asia/Pacific in 1991 and has facilities in Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. CONTACT: media, Birgit Fink-Jensen, 408-956-6995, or birgitfinkjensen@ca.slr.com, or investors, Thomas Alsborg, 408-956-6614, or thomasalsborg@ca.slr.com, both of Solectron Corporation.