Amkor Technology Receives 2012 Supplier of the Year Award from Altera

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced that it has received a 2012 Supplier of the Year Award from Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR).

“Amkor has consistently met the high standards for packaging and test of Altera’s most complex FPGA, CPLD, SoC and ASIC products in 2012, including the latest ramp of our 28 nm industry-leading Stratix, Arria and Cyclone FPGA families,” said Bill Hata, Altera’s senior vice president, worldwide operations and engineering. “Amkor has been a long-time supplier for Altera, and regularly achieves high levels of quality and reliability for all Altera products, including automotive grade products.”

“Winning Altera’s 2012 Supplier of the Year Award is a great honor,” said Mike Lamble, Amkor’s executive vice president, worldwide sales and marketing. “Amkor is fully committed to providing the advanced packaging and test services and superior customer experience that meet the stringent requirements set by Altera. This award is recognition of the close collaboration between our two companies and the outstanding commitment shown by our teams worldwide.”

The Altera OSAT (Off-shore Assembly and Test) Supplier of the Year Award is given to the supply chain partner that delivers the highest levels of performance in the categories of engineering, production, planning and quality.

About Amkor

Amkor is a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services to semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs. More information on Amkor is available from the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and at Amkor’s website: www.amkor.com.