Solectron expands Shanghai 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." Solectron expects to hire more than 100 engineers to support the growth. Since 1996, Solectron has operated in China, and today operates nine different facilities throughout China.