Note 1 Organization

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Organization of Sanmina

Sanmina Corporation (“Sanmina,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1989. The Company is a leading global provider of integrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-market services. The Company provides these comprehensive solutions primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the communications networks; computing and storage; multimedia; industrial and semiconductor capital equipment; defense and aerospace; medical; clean technology and automotive industries. The Company's operations are managed as two businesses:

1) Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS), which is a single operating segment consisting of printed circuit board assembly and test, optical and RF (Radio Frequency) modules, final system assembly and test, and direct order fulfillment.

2) Components, Products and Services (CPS), consisting of Components, which includes interconnect systems (printed circuit board fabrication and backplane and cable assemblies) and mechanical systems (enclosures, precision machining and plastic injection molding); Products, which includes memory and SSD products from Viking Technology; products from SCI Technology for use in the defense and aerospace industry and storage products from Newisys; and Services, which includes design, engineering, logistics and repair services.

In accordance with the accounting rules for segment reporting, the Company's only reportable segment is IMS, which represented 81% of its total revenue in 2012. The CPS business consists of multiple operating segments which do not meet the quantitative thresholds for being presented as reportable segments. Therefore, financial information for these operating segments will be presented in a single category entitled “Components, Products and Services”.

Basis of Presentation

Fiscal Year. The Company operates on a 52 or 53 week year ending on the Saturday nearest September 30. Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 were each 52 weeks. All references to years relate to fiscal years unless otherwise noted.

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the Company's accounts and those of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.