Amkor endorses Anam

01/01/1999

Amkor endorses Anam

Amkor Technology, a provider of packaging and test systems, is endorsing South Korean subcontractor Anam Semiconductor Inc. in Anam`s pursuit of a "Workout" financial restructuring program. The program, established to assist viable Korean companies in restructuring their debt, provides a forum for negotiations between companies and their banks. In addition, Amkor will begin running a 0.21-?m feature size 0.18-?m effective gate length process at its fab in Buchon, South Korea, starting in March. The process comes from fab partner Texas Instruments, which will be the primary customer for the process early on; target applications are low-voltage, low-power devices, as it allows up to an order of magnitude reduction in per-gate consumption over Amkor`s 0.25-?m rules.