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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                        
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                        
                                    FORM 8-A
                                        
               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                             Amkor Technology, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                                23-2925614
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(State of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                             Goshen Corporate Park
                             1345 Enterprise Drive
                             West Chester, PA 19380
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              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


If this form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is 
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1) please check the
following box. [ ]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(2) please check the following box. [ ]

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                      None

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                  Common Stock
                                (Title of Class)
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Item 1.         Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered

                The class of securities to be registered hereunder is Common
Stock, $.001 par value per share, of Amkor Technology, Inc. (the "Registrant").
The description of capital stock set forth under the caption "Description of
Capital Stock" in the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-37235), as originally filed or subsequently
amended (the "Registration Statement on Form S-1"), which Registration Statement
on Form S-1 was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 6, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.         Exhibits


Number                                  Description
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3.1(1)  Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant

3.2(1)  Bylaws of Registrant

4.1(2)  Specimen Stock Certificate




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        (1)Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number
in the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

        (2)To be filed by amendment.



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                                   SIGNATURE


        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized.

Date: October 22, 1997


                                     AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.



                                     By: /s/ JAMES J. KIM 
                                         _________________________________
                                         James J. Kim, Chief Executive Officer




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                               Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit
  No.                                   Exhibit    
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3.1(1)  Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant

3.2(1)  Bylaws of Registrant

4.1(2)  Specimen Stock Certificate




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        (1)Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number
in the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

        (2)To be filed by amendment.



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