UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		000-29472		23-1722724
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
Incorporation)				Identification No.)

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Item 5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans

On August 10, 2006, Amkor Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) indicating that the Company would be unable to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 (the “Second Quarter 2006 10-Q”). In connection with such filing, on August 16, 2006, pursuant to Regulation BTR, the Company sent notices to its directors and executive officers notifying them that, in connection with these events, future purchases of the Company’s common stock under the Amkor Technology, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) were suspended, and such directors and executive officers are prohibited from buying or selling any shares of the Company’s common stock until such suspension is lifted. A copy of this notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Company also sent notices to participants in the 401(k) Plan and the Company’s stock plans (the “Stock Plans”) of this suspension on August 16, 2006. The Company believes that the suspension is necessary because the Company has determined that the Registration Statements on Form S-8 covering shares of the Company’s common stock acquired in connection with the 401(k) Plan or the Stock Plans should not be available for use until the Second Quarter 2006 10-Q is filed with the SEC.

The Company determined that it was unable to give notice at least fifteen days in advance of the suspension to the directors and executive officers due to events in connection with the Company’s ongoing internal review of the Company’s historical stock option practices that were unforeseeable by the Company.

The suspension for directors, executive officers and participants in the Plans began on August 15, 2006 and will end on the day in which the Second Quarter 2006 10-Q is filed and any necessary restatements of previously filed financial statements are filed with the SEC. It is not currently known when the Second Quarter 2006 10-Q will be filed.

Inquiries regarding the suspension and the notice pursuant to Regulation BTR should be directed to Jerry Allison, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at (480) 821-5000 or Amkor Technology, Inc., 1900 South Price Road, Chandler, AZ 85248.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Important Notice of Special Trading Restrictions during 401(k) Blackout Period dated August 16, 2006

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 16, 2006		Amkor Technology, Inc.
		By:		/s/ Kenneth T. Joyce
				Kenneth T. Joyce
				Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Important Notice of Special Trading Restrictions during 401(k) Blackout Period dated August 16, 2006

Exhibit 99.1

[Amkor Letterhead]

To:		All Directors and Executive Officers of Amkor Technology, Inc.
From:		Jerry Allison
Date:		August 16, 2006
Re:		Important Notice of Special Trading Restrictions during
		401(k) Blackout Period

     This notice is to inform you that you will not be able to buy or sell any shares of Amkor Technology common stock beginning at the close of the market on August 15, 2006 and ending once the Company’s Form 10-Q for the second fiscal quarter of 2006 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the blackout period described below is terminated.

     We are required to send you this notice because a pension blackout period will be imposed under the Amkor Technology, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) beginning at the close of the market on August 15, 2006 and ending once the Company’s Form 10-Q for the second fiscal quarter of 2006 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Blackout Period”). Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, members of our Board of Directors and our executive officers are not permitted buy or sell any shares of Amkor common stock during the Blackout Period. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act also requires us to send you this notice.

     During the Blackout Period, Plan participants will be unable to transfer their Plan account balances into or out of the Amkor Technology, Inc. Common Stock Fund (the “Stock Fund”), change their future contributions directed to the Stock Fund, or request new loans or distributions from the Stock Fund. The Blackout Period is being imposed in conjunction with issues related to Amkor review of its historical stock option practices.

     Although this trading restriction is subject to certain exceptions, given the complexity of these rules you should avoid any change in your beneficial ownership of Amkor stock during the Blackout Period.

     You will be notified when the Blackout Period ends. In the meantime, if you have any questions concerning this notice or the status of the Blackout Period, please contact me at 480-821-5000 (ext. 5230).