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Exhibit 99.4
For immediate release
Diodes Incorporated Announces
Election of Michael K. C. Tsai to Board of Directors
Election of Michael K. C. Tsai to Board of Directors
Dr. Shing Mao Retires after serving on Board of Directors since 1990
Dallas, Texas May 25, 2010 Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer
and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and
analog semiconductor markets, today announced that Michael K. C. Tsai was elected to Diodes Board
of Directors during the Companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, May 24, 2010.
Effective as of the date of the meeting, Dr. Shing Mao retired from the Board, and Michael Tsai was
elected as his successor. Tsai will be serving on the Compensation Committee and Governance and
Stockholder Relations Committee.
Michael Tsai has over 30 years of experience in the information technology and semiconductor
industries and possesses an impressive track record of Board service and executive management. In
1994, he co-founded Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation and grew it into one of Taiwans largest
DRAM manufacturers, generating revenue of approximately US$1.7 billion in 2008. Tsai has served as
a member of Powerchips Board of Directors since its inception and held the position of Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2003, while he also held the management position of
Powerchips Senior Vice President and then later President. Additionally, he currently serves as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of several Taiwan-based companies, in which Powerchip has
invested, including Maxchip Electronics Corporation, uPI Semiconductor Corporation, Ubiq
Semiconductor Corporation and Silicon Optronics Inc. Tsai also serves as an independent Board
member of Wistron Corporation and Koryo Electronics Company, both of which are public companies in
Taiwan.
From 1991 to 1994, Tsai was the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of
Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc. From 1990 to 1994, he served as a Board member and investor
representative of Tailink Venture Corporation. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer
of Espirit Systems, Inc. from 1989 to 1990 and held numerous executive positions in sales,
marketing, planning and general management with the Acer Group from 1978 to 1988. Tsai began his
career as an electronic design engineer with Tatung Corporation in 1977. He received his Bachelor
of Science degree in Control Engineering and Computer Science in 1975 from National Chiao-Tung
University in Taiwan.
I am very pleased to welcome Michael Tsai to join our Board of Directors, commented Dr. Keh-Shew
Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diodes Incorporated. Mr. Tsai has decades of
experience serving on the boards of numerous technology and semiconductor companies, which will
provide our Board with an insightful view of the semiconductor industry. His extensive strategic
planning, sales and general managerial expertise in both Taiwan and the United States uniquely
qualifies him to further strengthen the operation of our Board.
Dr. Lu concluded, In recognition of Dr. Maos past service and recent retirement from our Board, I
would like to extend my personal appreciation for his strategic counsel and extensive contributions
over the past 20 years. Dr. Maos support of Diodes during his tenure on the Board was exceptional
and of long-lasting value to the Company. On behalf of the Board and the entire Diodes team, I
wish him well in all his future endeavors.
About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and Poors 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 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,
amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect sensors and temperature sensors, power management devices
including LED drivers, DC-DC switching regulators, linear voltage regulators and voltage references
along with special function devices including USB power switches, load switches, voltage
supervisors, and motor controllers. The Companys corporate headquarters and logistics office are
located in Dallas, Texas. A sales, marketing, and engineering office is located in Westlake
Village, California. Design centers are located in Dallas; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan;
Manchester, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. The Companys 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 Companys website at http://www.diodes.com.
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Company Contact:
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Investor Relations Contact: | |
Diodes Incorporated
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Shelton Group | |
Carl Wertz
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Leanne K. Sievers | |
VP, Finance and Investor Relations
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EVP, Investor Relations | |
P: 805-446-4800
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P: 949-224-3874 | |
E: carl_wertz@diodes.com
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