M&A Deal Summary

Amkor Technology and Toshiba Acquire Amkor Iwate Co.

On December 12, 2000, Amkor Technology and Toshiba acquired semiconductors company Amkor Iwate Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amkor Technology’s 2nd and Toshiba’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Amkor Technology’s 1st and Toshiba’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-12-12
Target Amkor Iwate Co.
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Amkor Technology
Toshiba
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Amkor Iwate Co.

Kitakami, Japan
Amkor Iwate Co. Ltd. is a provider of semiconductor assembly and testing services.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Amkor Technology

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees28,300
Revenue 6.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Amkor Technology is a provider of contract semiconductor assembly and test services. Amcor's packaging and test services are designed to meet application and chip specific requirements including the type of interconnect technology employed; size; thickness and electrical, mechanical and thermal performance. The Company is able to provide turnkey packaging and test services including semiconductor wafer bump, wafer probe, wafer backgrind, package design, packaging, test and drop shipment services. Amkor Technology was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 2 of 9
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2000 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-14 Anam Semiconductor - Packaging & Test Factories

South Korea

Anam Semiconductor - Packaging & Test Factories KI, K2 and K3 are established, world-class semiconductor packaging and test facilities with approximately 1.3 million square feet of total manufacturing space, in producing a comprehensive range of both traditional and advanced package products.

Buy $800M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-03-07 Taiwan Semiconductor Technology

Linkou, Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Technology Corp. is a manufacturer of semiconductor equipment for digital electronic applications.

Buy -
Buyer

Toshiba

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1875
Sector Electronics
Employees116,224
Revenue 3.34T JPY (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Toshiba's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Toshiba's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Toshiba is a multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate. The Company manufactures and sells cellular phones, hard disc devices, optical disc devices, and televisions amongst other products. Toshiba was founded in 1875 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 2
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2000 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-01 Ekitan

Tokyo, Japan

Ekitan is a provider of information and data processing services using the Internet. Ekitan was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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