Amkor Technology Appoints New Chief Financial Officer.

WEST CHESTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1999--

Amkor Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:AMKR), the world's largest provider of contract semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced the appointment of Kenneth T. Joyce, 52, to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

Joyce, who joined Amkor in 1997 as Vice President and Operations Controller, assumes the CFO position from Executive Vice President Frank Marcucci. Joyce will report to John N. Boruch, President and Chief Operating Officer.

Joyce brings more than 25 years of domestic and international financial management experience to the CFO position. Prior to joining Amkor, he was Chief Financial Officer of Selas Fluid Processing Corporation, a subsidiary of Linde AG. Joyce is also former Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Selas Corporation of America (Amex:SLS) and was responsible for the sale of Selas' Fluid Processing business to Linde AG.

Joyce began his accounting career in 1971 at KPMG Peat Marwick. He is a certified public accountant and received his MBA in Finance from Drexel University and BS in Accounting from Saint Joseph's University.

Mr. Boruch noted that "Ken is ideally suited to direct the financial management necessary to support our ambitious growth plans. He brings to the CFO position an intimate knowledge of Amkor and a strong track record of achievement, together with broad-based financial management experience and a pre-existing CFO skill set."

"During Frank's 20 years with Amkor, the company has grown dramatically to become the world leading semiconductor packaging company. We are deeply indebted to Frank for the valuable contributions he has made to the success of Amkor," continued Mr. Boruch.

Amkor Technology, Inc. is the world's largest provider of contract semiconductor packaging and test services. The company offers a complete set of semiconductor services including deep submicron wafer fabrication, wafer probe testing, IC packaging assembly and design, final testing, burn-in, characterization and reliability testing.

More information on Amkor Technology, Inc. is available from the company's SEC filings and on Amkor's web site, http://www.amkor.com. Amkor is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol AMKR.