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Diodes Incorporated Included Again in Business 2.0 Magazine ``100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies'' List for 2007

Jun 4, 2007

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 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, today announced that it was named among the 100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies in the June 2007 issue of Business 2.0 Magazine for the sixth consecutive year, ranking 39th.

According to the magazine, the list shows "another banner year for the businesses leading the tech revival. Far from slowing down, the fastest-growing companies are actually accelerating."

To comprise the list, Business 2.0 screened more than 2,000 publicly traded technology companies and narrowed the list to companies that have been trading for at least three years, have a market capitalization of at least $50 million, and have positive cash flow over the most recently reported 12 months. The remaining companies were then ranked based on the following criteria: (i) revenue growth, (ii) profit growth, (iii) operating cash flow during the past three years, and (iv) the 12-month stock market return as of December 31, 2006. The greatest emphasis was placed on cash flow growth, which accounted for 40% of each company's ranking, while the remaining three criteria were equally weighted.

"To be ranked in Business 2.0 Magazine's list of the 100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies for six consecutive years is a great honor and confirms that our strategy to differentiate ourselves with innovative technology and our focus on profitable growth continues to be successful. And it encourages us to continue to build a leadership position in the high quality application specific standard semiconductor market," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Diodes' 2006 performance included: earnings of $48.1 million on $343.3 million in revenues, with cash flow from operations of $72.1 million and a 12-month stock return of 14.3% through December 31, 2006.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: 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; an analog design center 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 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.

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, Inc.
             Carl Wertz, CFO, 805-446-4800
             or
             CCG Investor Relations
             Crocker Coulson, President, 646-213-1915
             crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

    SOURCE: Diodes Incorporated