EXHIBIT 23

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report dated October 22, 2001 (except with respect to the matters
discussed in Note 14, as to which the date is December 6, 2001) included in this
Form 10-K, into Sanmina-SCI Corporation's previously filed Registration
Statements on Form S-8 File Nos. 333-75616, 333-64294, 333-79259, 333-39930,
333-23565, 33-66554, and 33-90244.

                                          /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Jose, California
December 19, 2001