WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Sept 21, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete and analog semiconductors, today announced that the Company has been named among Standard & Poor's Top 300 Growth Companies for 2006. The Company scored 51st in the first edition of this global ranking of 300 mid-sized companies that are expected to emerge as challengers to the world's leading Blue-chip companies.

"We are very proud to have been selected for the first annual S&P Global Challengers' List. Our inclusion validates Diodes' competitiveness on an international level," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated. "Diodes is a global company with sales, marketing, and manufacturing operations in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. This ranking proves Diodes' ability to successfully execute its international growth strategy at a standard that translates into excellence across countries and industries."

The S&P Global Challengers' List is based upon a robust methodology that applies standards internationally. The criteria used to select the companies are share price appreciation, sales growth, earnings growth and employee growth. This year's list represents 32 countries and 10 sectors.

The Company has also received recognition in other leading publications in 2006, including an 82nd ranking in Fortune's "100 Fastest-Growing Companies," a 52nd ranking in Business Week's "2006 List of 100 Hot Growth Companies" and a 26th ranking in Business 2.0 Magazine's "100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies."

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. 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, availability of tax credits, and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

    CONTACT:  Carl Wertz, Chief Financial Officer,
              Diodes Incorporated (805) 446-4800
              e-mail:  carl_wertz@diodes.com
              or
              Crocker Coulson, President, CCG Investor Relations,
              (310) 231-8600, Ext. 103, e-mail: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

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

Carl Wertz, Chief Financial Officer of Diodes Incorporated, +1-805-446-4800,
carl_wertz@diodes.com; or Crocker Coulson, President of CCG Investor Relations,
+1-310-231-8600 ext. 103, crocker.coulson@ccgir.com, for Diodes Incorporated

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