Diodes Incorporated to Present at Needham Growth Conference

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Dec. 2, 20039, 2003--Diodes Incorporated , a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete semiconductors, announced that the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Carl Wertz, is scheduled to speak at the Sixth Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference at 9:30 am EST on Wednesday, January 7, 2004.

The Sixth Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference is scheduled for January 6-9, 2004 at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City. The conference will highlight more than 250 leading companies from the technology sector.

The presentation will be available to all interested parties at the Investors section on Diodes' web site, www.diodes.com.

About Needham & Company, Inc.

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About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality discrete semiconductor products, primarily to the communications, computing, industrial, consumer electronics and automotive markets. The Company operates three Far East subsidiaries, Diodes-China (QS-9000 and ISO-14001 certified) in Shanghai, Diodes-Taiwan (ISO-9000 certified) in Taipei, and Diodes-Hong Kong. Diodes-China's manufacturing focus is on subminiature surface-mount devices destined for wireless devices, notebook, flat panel display, digital camera, mobile handset, set-top box, DC to DC conversion, and automotive applications, among others. Diodes-Taiwan is our Asia-Pacific sales, logistics and distribution center. Diodes-Hong Kong covers sales, warehouse and logistics functions. The Company's 5" wafer foundry, Diodes-FabTech (QS-9000 certified), specializes in Schottky products and is located just outside Kansas City, Missouri. The Company's ISO-9001:2000 corporate sales, marketing, engineering and logistics headquarters is located in Southern California. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at www.diodes.com.

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