Amkor Named 2006 Strategic Supplier by Agere Systems.

CHANDLER Chandler, city (1990 pop. 90,533), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., in the Salt River valley; inc. 1920. It is both a residential community and a center for research and technology. Tourism is also important, and the San Marcos Golf Resort is in Chandler. , Ariz. -- Amkor Technology Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) is a high-tech semiconductor product manufacturer that includes Intel and IBM among its primary customers. Previously headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, Amkor recently announced that it will move to Chandler, , Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR AMKR Amkor Technology ) today announced that is has received a Strategic Supplier Award for 2006 from Agere Systems Agere Systems Inc. was an integrated circuit components company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Effective April 2, 2007, it was merged into LSI Corporation. , a global leader in semiconductors and software solutions for storage, mobility, and networking markets. The award recognizes excellence in providing materials, equipment and services that help Agere realize efficiencies and improve execution across its operations. A total of fifteen companies received this award, which evaluated multiple criteria including cost, technology, responsiveness, quality and supply assurance.

"We are very pleased to receive this award, which recognizes Amkor's commitment to providing the highest level of technical capability and service to support Agere's leading-edge packaging and test requirements," said Mike Lamble, Amkor's corporate vice president, worldwide sales.

About Amkor

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) is a leading provider of advanced semiconductor assembly and test services. The company offers semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs a complete set of microelectronic The miniaturization of electronic circuits. See chip. design and manufacturing services. More information on Amkor is available from the company's SEC filings and on Amkor's web site: www.amkor.com.

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