EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-39642, 333-68032 and 333-81334) and Form
S-8 (File Nos. 333-62891, 333-63430, 333-76254, 333-86161, 333-100814 and
333-104601) of Amkor Technology, Inc. of our report dated January 28, 2004,
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which
appears in Amkor Technology Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 4, 2004

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