Ranked 2nd in Five-Year EPS Growth

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2007--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq:DIOD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, today announced that for the fourth consecutive year the Company has been named among "America's 200 Best Small Companies" in Forbes magazine, ranking 16th overall and 2nd in five-year earnings per share (EPS) growth according to the October 2007 issue.

"It is an honor to be recognized for the fourth consecutive year as one of America's 200 Best Small Companies by a prestigious business publication such as Forbes," Commented Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated. "We are pleased that our efforts over the last year resulted in the improvement of our overall ranking, from 37th in 2006 to 16th this year. Additionally, we believe that our number two ranking in five-year EPS growth serves as further validation of our business model, which is focused on consistent profitable growth."

To determine the "200 Best Small Companies," Forbes selected public companies with revenues between $5 million and $750 million and share prices above $5 as of October 1. Additionally, in order to be considered for inclusion, companies must have sustained sales and net profit growth over twelve-month and five-year periods. According to Forbes, Diodes' average sales and profit growth over five years were 28 percent and 162 percent, respectively, with average return on equity of 18 percent over the same five year period.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated, (Nasdaq:DIOD) a S&P SmallCap 600 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, serving the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, power management devices including DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, amplifiers and comparators, and Hall-effect sensors. The Company has its corporate offices in Dallas, Texas, with a sales, marketing, engineering and logistics office in Southern California; design centers in Dallas, San Jose and Taipei; a wafer fabrication facility in Missouri; two manufacturing facilities in Shanghai; a fabless IC plant in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan; engineering, sales, warehouse and logistics offices in Taipei and Hong Kong, and sales and support offices throughout the world. With its recent asset acquisition of APD Semiconductor, a privately held U.S.-based fabless semiconductor company, Diodes acquired proprietary SBR(R) technology. Diodes, Inc.'s product focus is on high-growth end-user equipment markets 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.

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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.

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             Leanne Sievers, 949-224-3874
             Executive Vice President
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             or
             Diodes, Inc.
             Mark King, 805-446-4800
             Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing
             mark_king@diodes.com

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