Amkor Receives Altera's Assembly & Test Supplier of the Year Award.Business Editors CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002 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 ) has received the 2001 Supplier of the Year Award from Altera Corp., the world's pioneer of system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC SOPC System on a Programmable Chip SOPC Special Operations Preparation Course SOPC Second-Order Power Control SOPC Shuttle Operations and Planning Center SOPC 1-Stearoyl-2-Oleoyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphatidylcholine SOPC Shaastra Online Programming Contest ) solutions based on their advance programmable logic device See PLD. (PLD (Programmable Logic Device) Refers to a variety of logic chips that are programmable at the customer's site, the customer being the vendor of the finished chip, not the end user. ) foundation. The award was given following a comprehensive review of Altera's manufacturing partners, in which Amkor Korea was awarded supplier of the year, and Amkor Philippines was rated second, ahead of all other competitors. "Altera's SOPC and PLD solutions require leading edge packaging technology, including high-performance BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. and Flip Chip A chip packaging technique in which the active area of the chip is "flipped over" facing downward. Instead of facing up and bonded to the package leads with wires from the outside edges of the chip, any surface area of the flip chip can be used for interconnection, which is typically done . We are delighted to recognize Amkor Korea for their superior performance in meeting Altera's high standards of quality, technology and overall services rendered, and to acknowledge the tremendous improvement achieved by Amkor Philippines, which came further and faster than any other assembly and test site in supporting these performance standards," said Thomas Murchie, Altera's Vice President of Operations. "This award confirms the trust and confidence that Altera has in Amkor to deliver the highest quality leading edge products, in large quantities, to a major player in the semiconductor industry," said Farshad Haghighi, Amkor's Vice President of Sales. "We are particularly honored to have two of our factories at the top of Altera's list. This is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our teams in Korea and the Philippines in supporting the needs of this important customer." Amkor is the world's largest provider of contract microelectronics assembly and test services. The company offers semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs a complete set of microelectronic 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. Altera Corporation is the world's pioneer in system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solutions. Combining programmable logic technology with software tools, intellectual property, and technical services, Altera provides high-value programmable solutions to approximately 14,000 customers worldwide. More information is available at www.altera.com. |
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