Amkor Technology CIO to Chair RosettaNet Semiconductor Manufacturing Board
Amkor Technology Demonstrates Industry Leadership Through RosettaNet Standards Initiatives
Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) announced today that Bill White, senior vice president and chief information officer, has been named chairman of the RosettaNet Semiconductor Manufacturing (SM) Board. RosettaNet is the leader in global e-business process standards, driving collaborative development and rapid deployment of Internet-based business standards."RosettaNet offers the semiconductor industry a set of standards to widen the communication channel up and down the supply chain, seamlessly integrating manufacturing partners," said White. "Amkor Technology, a RosettaNet Partner, is excited to play an integral role in the development and implementation of e-business standards. We believe RosettaNet will serve to link trading partners, enabling concurrent design, improving inventory visibility, and leveraging the combined strength of the supply chain to improve business growth. Amkor is proud to play a vital role in its industry acceptance."
In 2001, under White's leadership, Amkor realized its goal in the areas of Purchase Order and Work-in-Process (WIP) Partner Interface Process(TM) (PIP(R)) with the implementation of four PIPs with two trading partners. Amkor's commitment continues in 2002 with its dedication to both Work Order and Collaborative Forecasting PIP development and Shipping PIP deployment.
"Amkor has a strong commitment to RosettaNet as demonstrated by the leadership role they are taking in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Board," said Craig Brown, RosettaNet Semiconductor Manufacturing Board member and vice president of materials operations at Intel Corporation. "In 2001, the Order Management program made significant progress in improving supply chain efficiencies within the semiconductor industry. We look forward to another successful year in 2002."
White brings to the RosettaNet board more than thirty-five years of information technology industry experience in automotive, aerospace, health care, computer services, and semiconductors. The RosettaNet board is concentrating its efforts on automating key business processes in the semiconductor manufacturing trading network. Specific areas of focus include manufacturing work-in-process (WIP), purchase order and work order management and materials management.
About Amkor TechnologyAmkor Technology, Inc. is the world's largest provider of contract microelectronics assembly and test solutions. The company offers semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs a complete set of microelectronic design and manufacturing services, including deep submicron wafer fabrication; wafer probe, IC packaging design and assembly; multi-chip module design and assembly; and final testing. More information is available from the company's SEC filings and on Amkor's web site: www.amkor.com
About RosettaNetRosettaNet is an independent, nonprofit consortium dedicated to the collaborative development and rapid deployment of open Internet-based business standards that align processes within the global high-technology trading network.
More than 400 companies representing over $1 trillion in annual Information Technology, Electronic Components and Semiconductor Manufacturing revenues currently participate in RosettaNet's standards development, strategy and implementation activities. A complete list of partner companies and more information on RosettaNet can be found at www.rosettanet.org.
CONTACT: Amkor Technology, Inc., Chandler
Patrick McKinney, 480/821-5000
pmcki@amkor.com
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