Solectron Expands Shanghai, China Product Development Center

Solectron Corporation, one of the leading provider of integrated electronic supply chain services including design, manufacturing and aftermarket services, recently announced the expansion of Solectron's Shanghai, China product development facility. The facility will provide complete product development services, supporting growing customer demand for fast, cost-effective product development capabilities.

The expanded site will focus on product development services for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of telecommunication, computing, storage and consumer electronics products. Shanghai is an important region for product development services, helping OEMs update product portfolio designs, shorten design cycles and meet time-to-market requirements located near Solectron's mega site manufacturing locations in Suzhou and Shenzhen, China. By locating product development and manufacturing in close proximity, Solectron will provide customers with system level design, new product introduction (NPI) and full volume production capabilities throughout China.

"Solectron continues to invest in expanding its design and engineering capabilities globally by market segment, including medical, telecommunications, consumer electronics and other sectors," said Dave Purvis, executive vice president and Chief Technical Officer, Solectron. "We are seeing tremendous demand for complete product development services in China, and our expansion in Shanghai will apply our extensive experience in providing full product development services to meet growing customer needs."

About Solectron
Solectron Corporation is one of the world's largest providers of complete product lifecycle services. We offer collaborative design and new product introduction, supply chain management, Lean manufacturing and aftermarket services such as product warranty repair and end-of-life support to leading customers worldwide. Solectron works with the world's premier providers of networking, telecommunications, computing, storage, consumer, automotive, industrial, medical, self-service automation and aerospace and defense products. The company's industry-leading Lean Six Sigma methodology (Solectron Production System) provides OEMs with quality, flexibility, innovation and cost benefits that improve competitive advantage. Based in Milpitas, Calif., Solectron operates in more than 20 countries on five continents and had sales from continuing operations of $10.6B in fiscal 2006. For more information, visit us at www.solectron.com.

SOURCE: Solectron Corporation