SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE
The undersigned, as an executive officer or director of Sanmina-SCI Corporation
(the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Carmine Renzulli, Senior Vice
President of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Jung Jeon, Vice President Global
Compensation Programs, Victoria Russell, Senior Stock Administrator, and Daybeth
Cordoba, Stock Administrator, and each of them, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and execute such Forms 144, Forms
3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney shall in his discretion determine to
be required or advisable pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933 (as amended), Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(as amended) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any
successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership,
acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company, and to do all acts
necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the Company and
such other person or agency as the attorney shall deem appropriate.  The
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Limited Power of Attorney shall also expire
as to a particular individual listed in the first paragraph once said individual
is no longer employed by Sanmina-SCI Corporation.

This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at San Jose, as of the date set forth
below.

Signature /s/ Jackie Ward

Dated: July 13, 2004