WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete semiconductors, today announced that for the first time the Company has been named among "The 2005 List of 100 Best Small Companies" in BusinessWeek magazine, scoring 28th in the overall ranking in the June 2005 issue. In terms of earnings growth, Diodes scored an impressive fourth rank, with annual earnings growth for the past three years of 422.7%, compared to the Top 100's average annual earnings growth for the same period of 118.9%.

BusinessWeek pulled from Standard & Poor's COMPUSTAT database of more than 10,000 publicly traded corporations and examined the top 2,200 super achievers with revenues of $50 million to $1.5 billion a year. Contenders must have a market cap of $25 million or more, a stock that trades for at least $5 a share, and be actively traded. The companies were ranked according to three measures: sales growth, earnings growth, and return on capital (average annual for the past three years).

"Our high ranking among the 100 Best Small Companies by this widely read national business magazine makes us very proud. It is a validation of our ongoing business strategies for success and our commitment to delivering innovative discrete solutions and world class customer service to our global customer base. This accomplishment is the result of Diodes' focus on achieving profitable growth by combining an expanding portfolio of value-added products and manufacturing excellence with rigorous fiscal discipline," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, Diodes, Inc.'s President and CEO.

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About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality discrete semiconductor products, primarily to the communications, computing, industrial, consumer electronics and automotive markets. The Company operates four Far East subsidiaries, Diodes-China (QS-9000 and ISO-14001 certified) in Shanghai, our newest manufacturing facility in China, Diodes-Shanghai, Diodes-Taiwan (ISO-9000 certified) in Taipei, and Diodes-Hong Kong. Diodes-China and Diodes-Shanghai manufacturing focus are on subminiature surface-mount devices destined for wireless devices, notebook, flat panel display, digital camera, mobile handset, set-top box, DC to DC conversion, and automotive applications, among others. Diodes-Taiwan is our Asia-Pacific sales, logistics and distribution center. Diodes-Hong Kong covers sales, warehouse and logistics functions. The Company's 5" wafer foundry, Diodes-FabTech (QS-9000 certified), specializes in Schottky products and is located just outside Kansas City, Missouri. The Company's ISO-9001:2000 corporate sales, marketing, engineering and logistics headquarters is located in Southern California. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at 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. Potential risks and uncertainties 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, President, CCG Investor Relations, (310) 231-8600 x 103, e-mail: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com, or Carl Wertz, CFO, Diodes, Inc., (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.

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