TOKYO – JPCA 2007, while held in the middle of a slowdown in the electronics interconnect industry, must be considered an unqualified success. Between the innovations on display, the incorporation of the Protec assembly show, and real world collaboration, JPCA demonstrated the possibilities of realizing technical advances, and building the foundations for growth while maintaining profitability.

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SAN JOSE -- Two of the largest EMS firms in the world will join forces as No. 2 Flextronics International this morning announced it would acquire No. 3 Solectron Corp. for $3.6 billion in cash and stock.

The combined company will have about 200,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $30 billion, ahead of the current market leader, Hon Hai (Foxconn).

The companies will held a conference call Monday to discuss the deal. The call may be accessed by logging on to the Investor's section at flextronics.com. 

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