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Diodes, Inc. to Trade Ex-Dividend of Three-for-Two Stock Split

Jul 31, 2007

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2007--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq:DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, announced that its common stock will commence trading ex-dividend of a three-for-two stock split today, July 31, 2007.

The three-for-two stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend was payable on July 30, 2007. For stock splits/dividends greater than 25%, the ex-date is set as the first business day after the payment date.

Under the terms of the stock dividend announced on July 10, 2007, Diodes' stockholders will receive one additional share for every two shares held. Fractional shares created by the stock dividend will be paid in cash based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on the July 20, 2007 record date. The dividend will be paid in authorized but unissued shares of the common stock of the Company.

The Company anticipates that the number of outstanding shares of stock after the split will be increased from approximately 26.1 million to approximately 39.2 million shares.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (NasdaqGS:DIOD) an 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.

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 the integration of acquisitions within Diodes existing operations, the Company's ability to successfully make additional acquisitions, 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, successful integration of acquired companies and/or assets, 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.

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.


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

    SOURCE: Diodes Incorporated