Amkor Technology Awards Engineering Fellowship.Business Editors/High-Tech Editors CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000 Semiconductor industry veteran Johnny L. Thomas has been awarded fellowship status by 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 ), for his continuing contribution to the company and the semiconductor industry. Thomas, Amkor's director of quality and continuous improvement, is a 33-year veteran of the industry. He was specifically cited for his excellence in quality operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and quality system certification. Thomas continues to serve the industry as director at large for the Semiconductor Assembly Council (SAC) Board of Directors, as a member of the SAC's Standards, Audit and Technology committees, and is a member of the JEDEC The division of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) that deals with semiconductor standards (officially, the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association of EIA). JEDEC was formed in 1958 when the Joint Electron Tube Engineering Council (JETEC) split into two Joint Electron Device JC-13.1, JC-13.2 and 13.5 committees. His career includes international assignments with assembly and test operations in El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. , Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and the Philippines. He also is a certified auditor for QS-9000 (ANSI-RAB) and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 14001 EMS qualification. "This fellowship recognizes Johnny's extensive knowledge of quality systems and quality tools and the contribution he has made to the company and to the industry," said Alex Johnstone Alex Johnstone (born 31 July 1961, Kincardineshire) is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland Region since 1999. , Amkor's senior vice president of corporate quality. "Johnny is critical to Amkor's commitment to have benchmark quality operating systems throughout our worldwide operations." About Amkor Technology: Amkor Technology, Inc. is the world's largest provider of contract microelectronics manufacturing solutions. The company offers semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs a complete set of microelectronic design and manufacturing services, including deep sub-micron wafer fabrication; wafer probe, wafer mapping, characterization and reliability testing; IC packaging design and assembly; multi-chip module design and assembly; and final testing. 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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