Partner Press Release
Amkor Technology CIO to Chair RosettaNet Semiconductor Manufacturing Board
For Release
February 26, 2002
Chandler, AZ --
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™ (PIP®) 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 Technology
Amkor 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 RosettaNet
RosettaNet 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 international companies
representing over $1 trillion in annual revenues from the information technology, electronic
components and semiconductor manufacturing arenas 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.
