Arrow Asia Signs Distribution Agreement with Diodes, Inc.

Arrow Asia Signs Distribution Agreement with Diodes, Inc.

September 28, 2007

    HONG KONG, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Asia
Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:
ARW), announced that it has signed a distribution agreement
with Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading
manufacturer and supplier of high-quality
application-specific standard products within the broad
discrete and analog semiconductor markets.  The agreement
is an important extension to Diodes' long-term partnership
with Arrow Electronics.

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    Arrow Asia Pac is one of the leading electronic
component distributors with over 51 supporting sales
offices throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Arrow provides
customers with an exceptional breadth of products in their
portfolio of semiconductor, passive and electro-mechanical
components, along with superior technical and logistics
support. With dedicated local teams of customer
applications engineers, Arrow is focused on providing
design-in expertise required to assist customers in
advancing their technologies and shortening design cycles,
which positions them to gain a competitive edge in the
marketplace. 

    "Adding Arrow Asia Pac to our global distribution
network will significantly expand our presence in this
region," commented Mark A. King, senior vice
president, sales and marketing of Diodes Incorporated. 
"Their specialized focus on semiconductor products
will enhance our ability to service our customers' logistic
requirements and increase customer access and knowledge, as
well as improve our competitive position and brand
recognition."

    "We have consistently grown our sales in the Asia
market by expanding our market share and customer
base," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, president and chief
executive officer of Diodes, Inc.  "Diodes' innovative
products continue to be well received, and we are confident
that our expanded relationship with Arrow will be an
important contributor to Diodes' long-term profitable
growth."  

    "We are very pleased to partner with Diodes,
Inc.," said CC Lim, vice president of marketing for
Arrow Asia Pac. "Their product and manufacturing
strengths, combined with Arrow's strong demand-creation
capability and superior technical services, will provide a
solid foundation to meet and exceed the needs of our
customers in the Asia-Pacific region. We appreciate Diodes
continued support and look forward to a successful
partnership."

    About Arrow Asia Pac 

    A business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW),
Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia-Pacific's leading electronic
component distributors. In addition to its regional
headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 51 sales
offices, four primary distribution centers and 12 local
warehousing facilities in 11 countries/territories across
Asia.

    Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive,
electromechanical and connector products from over 170
leading international and local suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac
serves more than 10,000 original equipment and contract
manufacturers and commercial customers in Asia-Pacific. 
Visit us at http://www.arrowasia.com . 

    About Diodes Incorporated

    Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), an S&P SmallCap
600 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and
supplier of high-quality application-specific standard
products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor
markets, serving the consumer electronics, computing,
communications, industrial and automotive markets. Diodes
products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs,
protection devices, functional specific arrays, power
management devices including DC-DC switching and linear
voltage regulators, amplifiers and comparators, and
Hall-effect sensors. The company has its corporate offices
in Dallas, Texas, with a sales, marketing, engineering and
logistics office in Southern California; design centers in
Dallas, San Jose and Taipei; a wafer fabrication facility
in Missouri; two manufacturing facilities in Shanghai; a
fabless IC plant in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan;
engineering, sales, warehouse and logistics offices in
Taipei and Hong Kong, and sales and support offices
throughout the world. With its recent asset acquisition of
APD Semiconductor, a privately held U.S.-based fabless
semiconductor company, Diodes acquired proprietary SBR(R)
technology. Diodes, Inc.'s product focus is on high-growth
end-user equipment markets 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 Web
site at http://www.diodes.com .

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Litigation Reform Act of 1995:  Any statements set forth
above that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements.  Potential risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors
as implementation and market reception to new product
announcements, fluctuations in product demand, the
introduction of new products, the company's ability to
maintain customer and vendor relationships, technological
advancements, impact of competitive products and pricing,
growth in targeted markets, risks of foreign operations,
and other information detailed from time to time in the
company's filings with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission.


    For more information, please contact:
		
    Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.

     Ray Leung
     Marketing Communications Director 
     Tel:   [phone]		
     Email: [e-mail]

     Grace Kung
     Marketing Communications Manager
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

    Diodes, Inc 

     Leanne Sievers, Executive Vice President, 
     Shelton Group - Investor Relations
     Tel:   [phone] 
     Email: [e-mail]  

     Mark King, Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing
     Tel:   [phone] 
     Email: [e-mail]