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, Daybeth Cordoba, Senior 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/ Alain Couder





Dated: April 23, 2004