Amkor Technology Receives Manufacturing Awards from Siemens.WEST CHESTER West Chester, borough (1990 pop. 18,041), seat of Chester co., SE Pa., W of Philadelphia; inc. 1799. Primarily residential, West Chester was long the trade and processing center for an agricultural region that is now mainly suburbs. , Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 1999-- 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 ), the world's largest provider of contract semiconductor packaging and test services, has been awarded a Distinction award for excellent manufacturing performance by Siemens Microelectronics. In addition, Amkor was also recognized for achieving "Ship to Stock" status. Products that Amkor assembles and tests are now transferred directly into Siemens inventory, eliminating incoming inspections and reducing cycle time. The awards, presented during Siemens 4th Annual Suppliers Day held in Singapore, recognize the commitment of Amkor's manufacturing teams. Amkor has three wholly owned factories in the Philippines and is supported by four dedicated factories in South Korea owned by Anam Semiconductor Inc. "We are honored to receive such valued recognition for our manufacturing capabilities from Siemens Microelectronics (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd PTE LTD Private Limited ," said Baz Matvichuk, director of Strategic Accounts for Amkor Europe. "We have enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with Siemens, and their influence on our manufacturing performance has been valuable. "We will continue to strive to provide world-class turnkey assembly and test capabilities as Siemens Microelectronics (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd makes its transformation into Infineon Technologies For the raceway, see . Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN: DE0006231004, FWB: IFX, NYSE: IFX) was founded in April 1999 when the semiconductor operations of parent company, Siemens AG, were spun off to form a separate legal entity. (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd." "Amkor is a reliable supplier, who can be counted on to support our manufacturing requirements and address our specific issues in a prompt and efficient manner," states Gan Wah Teng, Senior V.P. & General Manager of Siemens Singapore plant. About Amkor Technology 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 Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers. , 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 Technology Inc. is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol AMKR. About Siemens Microelectronics (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd Siemens Microelectronics (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd was established in 1970 as a manufacturing arm of the Semiconductor Group of Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. . Semiconductors produced by Siemens Electronics (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd are used in telecommunications, information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. , consumer and automotive electronics throughout the world. A second manufacturing facility at Ayer Rajah Crescent is responsible for the production of passive components for a wide range of applications. Further information on this Siemens Group can be found on the Internet at http://www.siemens.com/ic/networks. |
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