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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                ----------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                ----------------


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                FEBRUARY 8, 2001
                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)




                             AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)




             000-29472                                23-1722724
       Commission file number           (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)




                              1345 ENTERPRISE DRIVE

                             WEST CHESTER, PA 19380

                                 (610) 431-9600
              (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

         On February 8, 2001 we issued a press release (attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1) announcing that we have agreed to sell $250 million principal
amount of senior notes due 2008.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)  Exhibits.

          99.1      Text of Press Release dated February 8, 2001
<PAGE>   3
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                                    By: /s/ KENNETH T. JOYCE
                                                    ------------------------
                                                    Kenneth T. Joyce
                                                    Chief Financial Officer

                                                    Dated: February 8, 2001
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                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

[AMKOR TECHNOLOGY LOGO]                                          NEWS RELEASE





                 AMKOR TECHNOLOGY TO SELL $250 MILLION IN NOTES

West Chester, PA, February 8, 2001 - Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) today
announced its intent to sell $250 million principal amount of senior notes
due 2008. Amkor intends to use the net proceeds of the issuance to repay a
portion of the term loans outstanding under its secured credit facilities.

The notes are being sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule
144A and outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the
Securities Act of 1933. The notes have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States
except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in
any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.


Contact:
Jeffrey Luth (Investors)                          Ken Jensen (Media)
610-431-9600 ext. 5613                            480-821-2408 Ext. 5130
jluth@amkor.com                                   kjens@amkor.com
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