FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549	OMB APPROVAL
	INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response. . .0.5 Filed By Romeo and Dye's Section 16 Filer www.section16.net

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cannon, Michael R.	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement Month/Day/Year 01/06/03	4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOLECTRON CORPORATION (SLR)
(Last)      (First)     (Middle) 847 Gibraltar Drive	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)     Director                          10% Owner X Officer                            Other (give title below)              (specify below) Executive Officer (President, CEO and Director Effective 01/10/03)	6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
(Street) Milpitas, CA 95035			7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)     (State)     (Zip)	Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	0

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FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

By: /s/ Robert Hirt for Michael R. Cannon
              
**Signature of Reporting Person 01/07/03
Date

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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Limited Power of Attorney - Securities Law Compliance





The undersigned, as an officer or director of Solectron Corporation, (the "Corporation"), hereby

constitutes and appoints Victoria Miranda, Robert Hirt, or Leonard J. Zanoni, the undersigned's

true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and execute such Forms 3, 4 and 5 and

other forms as such attorney-in-fact shall, in his discretion, determine to be required or

advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the

rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a

consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the

Corporation, and to do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and

Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the Corporation and such

other person or agency as the attorney-in-fact shall deem appropriate. The undersigned hereby

ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent shall do or cause to be done by

virtue hereof.





This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at Milpitas, CA, as of the date set forth below.







    Signature: S/ Michael R. Cannon



    Type or Print Name:  Michael R. Cannon



    Dated:  January 7, 2003













Witness:



Signature: S/ Kevin O'Connor





Type or Print Name: Kevin O'Connor





Dated: January 7, 2003