WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete and analog semiconductors, today announced that for the second time the Company has been named among "The 100 Hot Growth Companies" in BusinessWeek magazine, scoring 52nd in the overall ranking in the June 2006 issue.

"To be recognized for the second consecutive year as one of the 100 Hot Growth Companies by a prestigious business publication such as BusinessWeek is a major accomplishment for our company. This reflects Diodes' success in executing our growth strategy, which is to achieve profitable growth through a combination of manufacturing excellence, new product offerings and financial discipline. With the recent acquisition of Anachip and our successful entry into the analog market, we look forward to continued growth and profitability in the future," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated.

To determine the "100 Hot Growth Companies," BusinessWeek began with a database of 5,275 public companies, which was narrowed to include companies with revenues between $50 million and $1.5 billion, market capitalizations of $25 million or greater and prices of at least $5 per share. In addition, share prices for these companies must have appreciated 5% or more over the last twelve months in order to qualify for the list. Companies meeting these criteria were then ranked based on sales growth, earnings growth and return on capital over the last three years. Diodes performance in these three areas was average annual sales growth of 24.1%, average annual earnings growth of 85.4% and return on capital of 15.6% over the past three years.

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, 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, President, 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.

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