PLANO, Texas, Jun 21, 2011 (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 announced a new family of small-signal bipolar transistors that is available in the tiny DFN package, measuring only 1 x 0.6mm, yet delivering the same electrical performance as equivalent devices in much larger packages. The new devices are specifically aimed at load- and signal-switching applications in smart phones and other portable applications that have extreme constraints for designers in terms of PCB area where space is at a premium.

As strong consumer demand drives increasing functionality in ever smaller form factors of handheld gadgets and other portable computing devices, this new family of products is ideal for a wide range of electronic applications, including cameras, portable multimedia players, Bluetooth headsets and tablet PCs, as well as smart phones.

Offering a tenfold higher power density, these new NPN and PNP bipolar transistors come in the super-tiny DFN1006 package, which has a 0.6mm² footprint - 13 times smaller than SOT23 leaded package - and an off-board height of 0.4mm, which is even lower than the industry standard. In addition to being significantly smaller than the equivalent leaded packages, such as SOT323, SOT523 and SOT723, these new devices offer significantly superior thermal performance.

These small-signal bipolar transistors offer 15 to 50V capability and are able to operate in high-switching speed applications for frequencies up to 250MHz, and can handle up to 1A peak current, making the devices ideal for handling load-switching applications. The family also delivers typical On-resistance of less than 300mâ" at 0.5A, reducing conduction losses. For further information, visit the Company's website 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 Plano, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Plano; 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 www.diodes.com.

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