Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR) was a global electronics manufacturing company for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It pioneere the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry in 1977 and is a leader in the field. Solectron’s first customer designed and distributed an electronic controller for solar energy equipment (“Solectron” is derived from combining the words “solar” and “electronics”). The company was acquired by Flextronics International Ltd. on October 15, 2007.