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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KIM JOHN T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC [AMKR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See Exhibit No. EX-99.1 (Last) (First) (Middle) 1900 S. PRICE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2008 (Street) CHANDLER, AZ 85248 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/11/2008   P(1)   2,726,800 A $ 8.25 (2) 2,726,800 I By Self as Trustee (3) (4) Common Stock               14,457,344 I By Self as Trustee (4) (5) Common Stock               10,000 I By Self as Trustee (4) (6) Common Stock               10,000 I By Self as Trustee (4) (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KIM JOHN T 1900 S. PRICE ROAD CHANDLER, AZ 85248	X			See Exhibit No. EX-99.1

Signatures

Jerry Allison as Attorney-In-Fact for John T. Kim		02/13/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The James J. Kim 2008 Trust FBO Descendants of John T. Kim acquired the shares from Agnes C. Kim in a private transaction.
(2)	Equals the average of the high and low price of Amkor Technology, Inc. common stock on February 11, 2008 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market.
(3)	The shares were acquired by and are held directly by the James J. Kim 2008 Trust FBO Descendants of John T. Kim, whose beneficiaries are the children and descendants of John T. Kim. John T. Kim acts as the Co-Trustee of the James J. Kim 2008 Trust FBO Descendants of John T. Kim.
(4)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(5)	These shares are held directly by the John T. Kim Trust dated 12/31/87, whose settlor, trustee and beneficiary is John T. Kim.
(6)	These shares are held directly by the Allyson Lee Kim Trust of 10/15/01 (Irrevocable), and are held indirectly by John T. Kim, as Co-Trustee and immediate family member of, Allyson Lee Kim, the beneficiary of this trust.
(7)	These shares are held directly by the Irrevocable Deed of Trust of James J. Kim, Settlor FBO Jason Lee Kim - 11/17/03, and are held indirectly by John T. Kim, as Co-Trustee and immediate family member of, Jason Lee Kim, the beneficiary of this trust.

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