6-K

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                                  United States
                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 6-K

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer
                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          For the month of March, 2002

                         Commission File Number 0-29103

                          ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                 Not Applicable
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                              Republic of Singapore
                 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                      5 Yishun Street 23, Singapore 768442
                                  (65) 755-5885
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                         Form 20-F  X         Form 40-F
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                           Yes                 No  X
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     If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). Not applicable.

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                                   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, thereunto duly authorised.


                                                 ST Assembly Test Services Ltd


                                                 By: /s/ Tan Lay Koon
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                                                 Name : Tan Lay Koon
                                                 Title: Chief Financial Officer
                                                 Date : March 14, 2002

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CORPORATE RELEASE


                    STATS INTENDS TO OFFER CONVERTIBLE NOTES

SINGAPORE, MARCH 13, 2002 - ST Assembly Test Services Ltd ("STATS" - NNM: STTS
and SGX: ST Assembly), a leading independent semiconductor test and advanced
packaging service provider today announced that, subject to market conditions,
it intends to offer US$150 million aggregate principal amount of convertible
notes, plus a 15% over-allotment option, in a placement to institutional and
other sophisticated investors. The terms of the convertible notes will be
confirmed upon pricing of the offering. The net proceeds from the offering will
be used for general corporate purposes, including to fund capital expenditures,
which may include the purchase of test and assembly equipment, and acquisitions
and investments.

This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States
or in Singapore. Securities may not be sold in the United States unless they are
registered or are exempt from registration. STATS does not intend to register
any portion of this offering in the United States, in Singapore or elsewhere or
to conduct a public offering in the United States or in Singapore except
pursuant to an exemption under Division 5A of Part IV of the Companies Act,
Chapter 50 of Singapore.

It may be unlawful to distribute this press release in certain jurisdictions.
This press release is not for distribution in Canada, Japan or Australia. The
information in this press release does not constitute an offer of securities for
sale in Canada, Japan or Australia.


ABOUT ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD. (STATS)

ST Assembly Test Services ("STATS" - NNM: STTS and SGX: ST Assembly), is a
leading semiconductor test and assembly service provider to fabless companies,
integrated device manufacturers and wafer foundries. With its principal
operations in Singapore and global operations in the United States, United
Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Taiwan. STATS offers full back-end turnkey solutions
to customers worldwide. STATS' expertise is in testing mixed-signal
semiconductors, which are extensively used in fast growing communications
applications such as data networking, broadband and mobile communications. STATS
also offers advanced assembly services and has developed a wide array of
traditional and advanced leadframe and laminate based products, including
various ball grid array packages to serve some of the world's technological
leaders. STATS was listed on the Nasdaq National Market and The Singapore
Exchange in January 2000 and is in the Morgan Stanley Capital International
(MSCI) Index and the Straits Times Industrial Index. Further information is
available at www.stts.com.


Certain of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include
general business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor
industry; demand for end-use applications products such as communications
equipment and personal computers; reliance on a small group of principal
customers; decisions by customers to discontinue outsourcing of test and
assembly services; changes in customer order patterns; rescheduling or canceling
of customer orders; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of
competition; pricing pressures including declines in average selling prices;
continued success in technological innovations; delays in acquiring or
installing new equipment; shortages in supply of key components; availability of
financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks described from
time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form
20-F dated February 28, 2002. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.


SINGAPORE CONTACTS:

                                                                   

Elaine Ang                                                            Khor Hwee Eng
Manager, Investor Relations/Corporate Communications                  Senior Marcom Executive
Tel: (65) 6824 1738, Fax: (65) 6822 8887                              Tel: (65) 6824 1291, Fax: (65) 6822 7831
email: angelaine@stats.st.com.sg                                      email: khorhweeeng@stats.st.com.sg




US CONTACTS:

                                                                   

Drew Davies                                                           Lisa Lavin
Director, Investor Relations                                          Marcom Manager
Tel: (408) 586 0608, Fax: (408) 586 0652                              Tel: (208) 672 6112, Fax: (208) 672 6132
email: daviesd@statsus.com                                            email: lavinl@statsus.com