EXHIBIT 23.1

                              CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

To the Board of Directors
Sanmina-SCI Corporation:

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-87946, 333-84704,
333-83110, 333-75616, 333-64294, 333-39930, 333-79259, 333-23565, 33-66554, and
33-90244) and Form S-3 (No. 333-61042) of our report dated October 28, 2002,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Sanmina-SCI Corporation as of
September 28, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year
ended September 28, 2002, and related financial statement schedule, which report
appears in this annual report on Form 10-K of Sanmina-SCI Corporation for the
year ended September 28, 2002. Our report dated October 28, 2002, contains an
explanatory paragraph describing the Company's change in accounting for goodwill
and other intangible assets.

                                          /s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
December 2, 2002