SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   JANUARY 13, 1999
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                              SOLECTRON CORPORATION
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

          DELAWARE                      1-11098                  94-2447045
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)          Identification No.)

777 GIBRALTAR DRIVE, MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA                          95035
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (408) 957-8500
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

On January 13, 1999, the Registrant  issued a press release  regarding the offer
of convertible senior notes which included the following statements:

MILPITAS,  California -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), a worldwide provider
of  customized  electronics   manufacturing   solutions  to  original  equipment
manufacturers  (OEMs),  today  announced that it intends,  subject to market and
other conditions,  to raise approximately  US$500 million (excluding proceeds of
the  over-allotment  option,  if any) through an offering of convertible  senior
notes to qualified institutional investors.

The company  stated that it intends to use the net  proceeds of the offering for
general corporate purposes,  including capital  expenditures and to meet working
capital  needs.  A portion  of the net  proceeds  also may be used to acquire or
invest  in  complementary  businesses  or  products  or to  obtain  the right to
complementary technologies.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy the  securities.  Any offers of the securities will be made only by
means of a private offering memorandum. The securities to be offered will not be
registered  under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or applicable  state
securities  laws,  and may not be offered or sold in the  United  States  absent
registration  under the Securities Act and applicable  state  securities laws or
available exemptions from such registration requirements.

On January 22, 1999, the Registrant issued a press release regarding the sale of
convertible senior notes which included the following statements:

MILPITAS,  California -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), a worldwide provider
of  customized  electronics   manufacturing   solutions  to  original  equipment
manufacturers  (OEMs),  today announced that it sold convertible senior notes to
qualified  institutional investors in a private offering. The convertible senior
notes were priced with a yield to maturity of 4 percent and will result in gross
proceeds to the company of approximately  US$700 million (excluding the proceeds
from an over-allotment option, if any).

The company  stated that it intends to use the net  proceeds of the offering for
general corporate purposes,  including capital  expenditures and to meet working
capital  needs.  A portion  of the net  proceeds  also may be used to acquire or
invest  in  complementary  businesses  or  products  or to  obtain  the right to
complementary technologies.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy the  securities.  Any offers of the securities will be made only by
means of a private offering memorandum. The securities to be offered will not be
registered  under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or applicable  state
securities  laws,  and may not be offered or sold in the  United  States  absent
registration  under the Securities Act and applicable  state  securities laws or
available exemptions from such registration requirements.

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SOLECTRON CORPORATION


SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                       SOLECTRON CORPORATION
                                       (Registrant)


Date:  January 26, 1999  





                                       /s/ Susan S. Wang
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                                       Susan S. Wang
                                       Senior Vice President, Chief
                                       Financial Officer and Secretary
                                      (Principal Financial and
                                       Accounting Officer)



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