Amkor Technology.(Company Profile)

Enabling the Microelectronic World

AT A GLANCE

Amkor, founded in 1968, is the world's largest independent provider of semiconductor packaging and test services. The company has seen a 28 percent compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. Amkor has over 13,000 employees worldwide, and three times the capacity and revenues of its nearest competitor (based on 1998 figures) (Figure 1).

[Figure 1 ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Amkor claims more than 30 percent of the worldwide outsourced market of semiconductor interconnect, and 40 perc