WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., May 25, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete and analog semiconductors, today announced that it has promoted Francis Tang to Vice President of Product Development. Mr. Tang previously served as Global Product Manager at the Company since August 2005.

"In his tenure at Diodes, Mr. Tang has made significant contributions toward the growth of our international product development initiatives," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diodes, Inc. "We are pleased to promote him to Vice President of Product Development as we continue to solidify our leadership in the high quality discrete and analog semiconductor markets worldwide."

Prior to Diodes, Mr. Tang served as general manager of T2 Microelectronics in Shanghai, China where he managed complex mixed-signal SOC product developments. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Tang was the senior strategic marketing director for Acer Labs, Inc. USA, in San Jose, CA. He also managed Acer Labs Inc.'s San Jose analog design team. Before this, he was employed by National Semiconductor Corp. in Santa Clara, CA, for 17 years and held various management positions in analog and mixed-signal circuit design, applications and strategic marketing. Mr. Tang holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from University of Missouri - Rolla.

"Mr. Tang brings in over 25 years of experience in analog, mixed-signal and SOC product design and development to Diodes, Inc. We expect that Mr. Tang will lead and accelerate our high quality discrete, commodity analog, and mixed-signal product designs and developments in his new role," Dr. Lu concluded.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality discrete and analog semiconductor products, primarily to the communications, computing, industrial, consumer electronics and automotive markets. The Company's corporate sales, marketing, engineering and logistics headquarters is located in Southern California, with two manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, China, a wafer fabrication plant in Kansas City, Missouri, engineering, sales, warehouse and logistics offices in Taipei, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and sales and support offices throughout the world. Diodes, Inc. recently acquired Anachip Corporation, a fabless analog IC company in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan.

Diodes, Inc.'s product focus is on subminiature surface-mount discrete devices, analog power management ICs and Hall-effect sensors all of which are widely used in end-user equipment 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.

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Contact: Crocker Coulson, President, CCG; 310-231-8600 ext. 103; e-mail: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com or Carl Wertz, Chief Financial Officer, Diodes Incorporated: 805-446-4800.

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.

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