8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  JUNE 23, 2000

                Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

                               SANMINA CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                         
           DELAWARE                       000-21272                 77-0228183
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(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                                 Identification No.)



                             2700 NORTH FIRST STREET
                           SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (408) 964-3500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

     Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 17, 2000, as
amended (the "Merger Agreement"), among Registrant, SANM Acquisition Subsidiary,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Registrant
("Merger Sub"), and Hadco Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation ("Hadco"),
Merger Sub has merged with and into Hadco (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the
Merger, each share of Hadco common stock was converted into 1.40 shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Registrant (the "Exchange
Ratio") at the effective time of the Merger which occurred on June 23, 2000. The
Exchange Ratio was the result of arm's length negotiations between the
Registrant and Hadco. The Merger Agreement and the terms of the Merger are more
fully described in Registrant's Form S-4 Registration Statement (Commission File
No. 333-37526) relating to the shares of Registrant's common stock issued in the
Merger.

Item 5. Other Events

     On June 23, 2000, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 announcing its acquisition of Hadco Corporation. The information
contained in this press release is incorporated by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  The Registrant's Financial Statements are incorporated by reference to
the Registrant's Form S-4 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 22, 2000. See selected historical consolidated
financial data, pages 9 - 15.

     (b)  The Registrant's Pro Forma Financial Information is incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Form S-4 Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2000. See unaudited pro forma
combined financial statements, pages F-1 - F-6.

     (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press release of Registrant dated June 23, 2000 announcing the
completion of the Merger.


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

Dated:  July 7, 2000                    SANMINA CORPORATION

                                        /s/ RANDY W. FURR
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                                        Randy W. Furr
                                        President and Chief Operating Officer



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                               SANMINA CORPORATION

                            EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K
                               Dated June 23, 2000

Exhibit
       
99.1      Press release of Registrant dated June 23, 2000 announcing the
          completion of the Merger.





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EX-99.1

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

Sanmina Completes Merger with Hadco

June 23, 2000 09:26

Combination Positions Sanmina as Global Leader in Printed Circuit Fabrication
Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM), a
leading electronics contract manufacturer, today announced that the company has
completed its merger with Hadco

Corporation, a major manufacturer of advanced electronic interconnect products
in North America.

As a result of the transaction, Hadco is now a wholly owned subsidiary of
Sanmina and each outstanding share of Hadco Common Stock will be converted into
1.40 shares of Sanmina Common Stock.

"We are very excited about this merger as we believe it will provide us with a
dynamic platform for continued rapid growth," said Jure Sola, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Sanmina. "The combined company offers customers a number of
advantages, including cost effective new product development capabilities,
increased advanced circuit fabrication technology and capacity, and the addition
of a talented workforce. We look forward to working with our new colleagues."

Commenting further, Andrew E. Lietz, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Hadco, said, "We are pleased this transaction has been approved and are proud
that Hadco shareholders and employees will have an opportunity to share in
Sanmina's significant growth opportunities in the robust electronics
manufacturing services (EMS) market."

About Sanmina Corporation

Sanmina Corporation is a leading electronics contract manufacturing services
company providing a full spectrum of integrated, value-added electronic
manufacturing services. Services include the manufacture of complex printed
circuit board assemblies, custom-designed backplane assemblies and
subassemblies, multi-layered printed circuit boards, custom cable and wire
harness assemblies, enclosures and the testing and assembly of electronic
subsystems and systems. The company provides these services to a diversified
base of leading OEMs in the communications, industrial and medical
instrumentation and computer sectors of the electronics industry. Sanmina common
stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol: SANM. Information
regarding Sanmina can be found on its World Wide Web page located at
http://www.sanmina.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the company's future prospects
contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in
the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served
by the company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales to
principal customers, the ability of the company to assimilate acquired
businesses and to achieve the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions,
competition and technological change. The company's actual results of operations
may differ significantly

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from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth
in the company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission on December 15, 1999 and the company's most recent quarterly
10-Q report dated May 16, 2000.



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