Flex Ltd. (formerly Flextronics International Ltd.) — commonly "Flex" — is a publicly traded electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturer (ODM) company, listed on Nasdaq under ticker FLEX. It was founded in 1969 as Flextronics, Inc., re-incorporated its Singapore parent in 1990, and rebranded from Flextronics International Ltd. to Flex Ltd. in September 2016. It is domiciled in Singapore with U.S. operational headquarters in Austin, Texas. Flex reported fiscal 2025 revenue of about $25.8 billion with roughly 148,000 employees across facilities in some 30 countries (Wikipedia/Flex filings); its FY2026 figures were approximately $27.9 billion revenue and ~149,700 employees.
Operations. Flex designs, engineers, manufactures, and manages supply chains for OEM customers. Reported segments are Integrated Technology Solutions, Regulated Manufacturing Solutions, and Cloud and Power Infrastructure. End markets include cloud/data-center infrastructure, communications, automotive, healthcare, industrial, and consumer devices, with offerings spanning advanced power systems, liquid cooling, IoT platforms, and after-market services. This is an operating company with real manufacturing operations, not a patent-holding vehicle.
Litigation posture. The structured case data shows 1 tracked case, with Flex as defendant (0 as plaintiff), consistent with an operating company being sued rather than a patent assertion entity. The single matter sits at the U.S. International Trade Commission under Section 337, not a district court, so the Eastern District of Texas plaintiff-friendly venue pattern does not apply.
Notable case. AliphCom d/b/a Jawbone et al. v. Fitbit, Inc. et al. (filed July 7, 2015; ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-963). Complainants Jawbone and BodyMedia alleged Fitbit and Flextronics entities misappropriated trade secrets and infringed patents covering wearable activity-tracking devices; Flextronics was named as a respondent because it manufactured accused Fitbit products (Surge, Charge HR, Charge, Blaze) at its Zhuhai, China facility. The ALJ issued a final initial determination in August 2016 finding no violation of Section 337; the Commission declined review in October 2016, terminating the investigation. This reflects Flex's role as a contract manufacturer drawn into an IP dispute between its customer and a competitor.