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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>August&nbsp;25, 2004</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.</B>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>1345 ENTERPRISE DRIVE<BR>
WEST CHESTER, PA 19380</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(610)&nbsp;431-9600</B><BR>
(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;25, 2004, Amkor Technology, Inc. (&#147;Amkor&#148;) announced that Bruce
Freyman, Amkor&#146;s then President and Chief Operating Officer, resigned from
Amkor.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;25, 2004, Amkor also announced that John Boruch, Vice Chairman
of Amkor, was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Amkor. Mr.
Boruch, age 62, has served as Amkor&#146;s Vice Chairman since January&nbsp;2004 and as a
director of Amkor since September&nbsp;1997. Mr.&nbsp;Boruch joined Amkor in 1984, and
from 1984 to 1992 he was Corporate Vice President in charge of sales. He was
named President in February&nbsp;1992 and Chief Operating Officer in September&nbsp;1997.
Prior to joining Amkor, Mr.&nbsp;Boruch was with Motorola, a communications and
electronics company, for 18&nbsp;years. Mr.&nbsp;Boruch earned a B.A. in Economics from
Cornell University. Mr.&nbsp;Boruch is also a director of the Fabless Semiconductor
Association.


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registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Amkor Technology Announces Leadership Change</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 25 &#151; Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) today
announced a leadership change. Bruce Freyman, former President and COO, has
resigned from Amkor. John Boruch, Vice Chairman, has moved back into his former
role as President and COO.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#147;I am glad to be back in the role as President and COO of Amkor, and I&#146;m
excited about the future of our company. My initial focus is to articulate a
clear direction for the future through a renewed focus on total customer
satisfaction,&#148; said John Boruch.
&#147;As an industry veteran, John has the commitment and wisdom to lead our company
forward to the next level,&#148; said Jim Kim, Amkor&#146;s Chairman and CEO. &#147;I am
confident that his leadership and experience will generate continued growth and
success for Amkor.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Mr.&nbsp;Boruch joined Amkor in 1984 as Corporate Vice President of Sales. He was
promoted to President 1992, and Chief Operating Officer in 1999. He was most
recently promoted to Vice Chairman in January of 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">About Amkor:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Amkor is a leading provider of contract semiconductor 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&#146;s SEC filings and on Amkor&#146;s
web site: www.amkor.com.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">For further information please contact: Jeffrey Luth, VP Corporate
Communications, Amkor Technology, Inc., &#043;1-480-821-5000 ext. 5130,
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