Note 1 Organization of Sanmina

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

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 following industries: communications networks; computing and storage; multimedia; industrial and semiconductor capital equipment; defense and aerospace; medical; clean technology and automotive.

The Company's operations are managed as two businesses:

1) Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS). IMS is a single operating segment consisting of printed circuit board assembly and test, final system assembly and test, and direct-order-fulfillment.

2) Components, Products and Services (CPS). Components include interconnect systems (printed circuit board fabrication, backplane and cable assemblies) and mechanical systems (enclosures, precision machining and plastic injection molding); Products include memory and solid state drive products from Viking Technology, defense and aerospace products from SCI Technology, storage products from Newisys and optical and RF (Radio Frequency) modules; and Services include design, engineering, logistics and repair services.

In accordance with the accounting literature for segment reporting, the Company's only reportable segment is IMS, which represented 80% of total revenue in 2013. 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”. Effective in the fourth quarter of 2013, the Optical and RF modules group was moved to CPS (previously included in IMS). The Optical and RF modules group offers customers engineering solutions and product designs, including joint product design services with customers. As a result, this group creates intellectual property that can be used in proprietary designs and products similar to the other product businesses in CPS. Accordingly, the results presented under segment reporting reflect the change in segment reporting for all periods presented to conform to the current period segment reporting structure. The change in segment reporting does not affect the Company’s previously reported consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Presentation

Fiscal Year. The Company operates on a 52 or 53 week year ending on the Saturday nearest September 30. Fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 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 subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.