DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2009--
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 the Company was named North West England’s winner of the
Environmental Achievement Award in the inaugural EEF Future
Manufacturing Awards. The Company received the award, sponsored by
British Gas plc., at a presentation held at Manchester’s Imperial War
Museum and will now go forward to take part in its national awards
finals taking place in February next year.
The Environmental Achievement Award was presented to Diodes Incorporated
in recognition of the Company’s 50% reduction in its carbon footprint at
its Oldham based semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities. The award
reflected both improvements to production processes as well as employee
involvement through ‘green teams’, dedicated to increasing energy
efficiency, reducing waste and improving overall environmental
performance.
David Ost, Director of the EEF’s North West Region, said, “Manufacturers
make a valuable contribution to the economy of North West England and
the United Kingdom as a whole. Diodes’ award sends a clear message that
anyone who thinks the United Kingdom has lost its manufacturing edge is
wrong! The awards night proved that there are companies right here that
are breaking down barriers, reinventing the rules and reaching out for
new opportunities to create a manufacturing industry we can be proud of.”
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diodes
Incorporated, said, “Diodes’ Zetex operations began setting targets for
reducing its carbon footprint years ago, before the issue had really
grabbed worldwide attention, and the achievements today are truly
amazing. This award is thanks to the hard work and commitment of the
entire Zetex team, including our ‘green team’ - made up of people who
are passionate about environmental improvements and the benefits they
bring to the business.”
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.diodes.com.
About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and
Russell 3000 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,
amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect sensors and temperature sensors,
power management devices including LED drivers, DC-DC switching
regulators, linear voltage regulators and voltage references, along with
special function devices including USB power switch, load switch,
voltage supervisor and motor controllers. The Company’s corporate
headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. A sales, marketing,
engineering and logistics office is located in Westlake Village,
California. Design centers are located in Dallas; San Jose, California;
Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester, England and Neuhaus, Germany. The Company’s
wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and
Manchester; with two manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai,
China, another in Neuhaus, and a joint venture facility located in
Chengdu, China. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse and logistics
offices are located in Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester and Munich,
Germany, with support offices located throughout the world. For further
information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at http://www.diodes.com.
Source: Diodes Incorporated
Company Contact:
Diodes Incorporated
Carl Wertz
VP,
Finance and Investor Relations
P: 805-446-4800
E: carl_wertz@diodes.com
or
Investor
Relations Contact:
Shelton Group
Leanne K. Sievers
EVP,
Investor Relations
P: 949-224-3874
E: lsievers@sheltongroup.com
