DALLAS, Dec 16, 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 APM860x lithium battery charger ICs. Provided in the U-DFN3030 14-pin package, the APM8600 and APM8601 provide a range of safety features designed to protect small form factor portable products during the charging process.

To ensure safe charging of products including mobile phones, media players and headsets, the single channel APM8600 and dual channel APM8601 continuously monitor lithium ion and lithium polymer cells for overvoltage, charge time and temperature. Providing up to 28V overvoltage protection, the APM8601 automatically selects between USB or DC inputs, and the APM8600 is a DC input only device.

The ICs' charging algorithm covers all lithium cell charging phases, comprising pre-charging for deeply depleted cells, constant current / constant voltage fast charging and top-off charging to hold the cell at its full charge level. Maximum fast charging current is 1A, with charge current from the USB input set to either 100mA or 500mA depending on the logic level applied to the USEL input.

Fully programmable via external component selection, the APM860x's charging current, pre-charging and end-of-charge are determined by resistor value and the charge time by capacitor value. Cell temperature measurement is achieved via a standard thermistor located in close proximity to the cell. Charge indicator pins are provided for charging status display. 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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