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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated
February 3, 2000 (except as discussed in Note 21 with respect to the Company's
proposed acquisition of ASI's packaging and test facilities and its investment
in ASI, as to which the date is February 28, 2000, and the related proposed
financing, as to which the date is March 16, 2000) included in Amkor Technology,
Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, as amended, and to all
references to our Firm included in or made a part of this Registration
Statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 13, 2000
