* Diodes Also Ranked Among Pacific Coast Business Times' 50 Largest Public
               Companies and Top Five Stocks in Tri-County Area

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete and analog semiconductors, today announced that for the third consecutive year it has been included in Electronic Business Magazine's nationwide List of the 30 Best Small Electronics Companies, ranking 29th this year.

The list of the 30 best small electronics companies is based on annual revenue growth from 2003 through 2005 and takes into consideration both quantitative factors, such as profitability, quarter-to-quarter revenue growth, and future growth potential, as well as qualitative attributes, such as innovation, leadership and technology. The survey examines more than 200 public electronics companies with annual revenues below $250 million that have exhibited strong annual and quarterly revenue growth, as well as a short list of noteworthy private companies. Sources also include a number of public databases, Internet resources, Electronic Business files and nominations submitted by Electronic Business readers. Additional information comes from Securities and Exchange Commission filings, secondary sources and the companies themselves.

Electronic Business' List of the 30 Best Small Companies, which can be found at www.reed-electronics.com, is published annually by the Reed Electronics Group, the electronics industry's largest global information provider.

In addition, Diodes announced that it has been listed among Pacific Coast Business Times' top 50 largest publicly-traded companies in Southern California's Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, ranking #8 by total market capitalization of $1.04 billion.

A separate article in the Business Times on April 21-27 ranks Diodes #3 among the top five stocks in the tri-county area, with a 123.3% return on investment over the past year.

"We are very pleased to again receive recognition from Electronic Business magazine for our leadership position and contributions to the semiconductor industry," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diodes, Inc. "This listing and our ranking among Pacific Coast Business Times' top 50 largest publicly-traded companies and top five stocks in the tri-county area is testament to the strength of Diodes' business strategy and our commitment to product innovation, manufacturing efficiency, and superior customer service."

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality discrete and analog semiconductor products, primarily to the communications, computing, industrial, consumer electronics and automotive markets. The Company's corporate sales, marketing, engineering and logistics headquarters is located in Southern California, with two manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, China, a wafer fabrication plant in Kansas City, Missouri, engineering, sales, warehouse and logistics offices in Taipei, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and sales and support offices throughout the world. Diodes, Inc. recently acquired Anachip Corporation, a fabless analog IC company in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan.

Diodes, Inc.'s product focus is on subminiature surface-mount discrete devices, analog power management ICs and Hall-effect sensors all of which are widely used in end-user equipment such as TV/Satellite set top boxes, portable DVD players, datacom devices, ADSL modems, power supplies, medical devices, wireless notebooks, flat panel displays, digital cameras, mobile handsets, DC to DC conversion, Wireless 802.11 LAN access points, brushless DC motor fans, and automotive applications. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at http://www.diodes.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited to, such factors as fluctuations in product demand, the introduction of new products, the Company's ability to maintain customer and vendor relationships, technological advancements, impact of competitive products and pricing, growth in targeted markets, risks of foreign operations, and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

    Contact: Crocker Coulson, Partner, CCG; 310-231-8600 ext. 103; e-mail:
    crocker.coulson@ccgir.com or Carl Wertz, Chief Financial Officer, Diodes
    Incorporated: 805-446-4800.

Recent news releases, annual reports, and SEC filings are available at the Company's website: http://www.diodes.com. Written requests may be sent directly to the Company, or they may be e-mailed to: diodes-fin@diodes.com.

SOURCE  Diodes Incorporated
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    /CONTACT:  Crocker Coulson, Partner, CCG, +1-310-231-8600, ext. 103,
crocker.coulson@ccgir.com, for Diodes Incorporated; or Carl Wertz, Chief
Financial Officer of Diodes Incorporated, +1-805-446-4800/
    /Web site:  http://www.diodes.com
                http://www.reed-electronics.com /
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CO:  Diodes Incorporated;
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