EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 2, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Amkor Technology, Inc.,
which appears in Amkor Technology, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 23, 2002


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