DALLAS, Dec 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the 150mA AP7312 and 300mA AP7332 linear regulators. Characterized by low dropout voltage and low quiescent current, these linear regulators suit low power handheld product design where extending battery life is a key design criteria. Target applications include smart phones, tablets, multimedia players and wireless headsets. Dual fixed output devices, the AP7312 and AP7332 exhibit dropouts of 150mV and 300mV respectively, with typical quiescent current ratings of only 60uA.

To enable full use of battery capacity down to 2V and to provide additional headroom for 5V sources, the low dropout regulators' input voltage spectrum is wide, at 2V to a maximum of 6V. The dual output devices provide designers with an extensive choice of 13 different fixed output voltage combinations, from 1.0V/1.0V through to 3.3V/3.3V.

Integrating current limit, short circuit and thermal shutdown protection, the regulators do much to extend overall system reliability. MCU-based circuit design and space requirements are also reduced, with the regulators delivering two regulated output voltages for core and I/O from the single SOT26 or DFN2018-6 package.

The regulators' ripple rejection of 65dB at 1kHz minimizes supply current ripple in the face of changes in input voltage or load and their excellent transient response enhance overall system response. Device start-up time is fast at 60us and outputs highly stable using just 1uF low ESR ceramic output capacitors. Further information is available at www.diodes.com.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and 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, logic, and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and temperature sensors; power management devices, including LED drivers, DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, and voltage references along with special function devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage supervisors, and motor controllers. The Company's corporate headquarters, logistics center, and Americas' sales office are located in Dallas, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering 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.

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