Exhibit 99.44
Diodes Incorporated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Diodes Incorporated Announces Conference Call To Discuss First Quarter FY 2002
Results

Westlake  Village,  California - April 26, 2002 - Diodes  Incorporated  (Nasdaq:
DIOD),   a  leading   manufacturer   and  supplier  of  high  quality   discrete
semiconductors, primarily to the communications, computing, industrial, consumer
electronics  and automotive  markets,  will host a conference call at 9 a.m. PDT
(12 noon EDT) on Wednesday, May 1st to discuss first quarter of FY 2002 results.

Joining C.H. Chen,  President and CEO of Diodes,  Inc.,  will be Mark King, Vice
President of Sales and Marketing,  and Carl Wertz, Chief Financial Officer.  The
Company plans to distribute its earnings announcement on Business Wire that same
day at 6 a.m. PDT (9 a.m. EDT).

This  conference  call  will be  broadcast  live  over the  Internet  and can be
accessed by all interested parties on the investor section of Diodes' website at
www.diodes.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Investor section of
Diodes  website and click on the Conference  Call link at least fifteen  minutes
prior to the start of the call to register,  download, and install any necessary
audio software.  For those unable to participate  during the live  broadcast,  a
replay will be available shortly after the call on Diodes website for 90 days.

About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes  Incorporated  (Nasdaq:  DIOD) is a leading  manufacturer and supplier of
high-quality  discrete  semiconductor  products,   serving  the  communications,
computer,  industrial,  consumer electronics and automotive markets. The Company
operates two Far East subsidiaries, Diodes-China (QS-9000 & ISO-14001 certified)
in Shanghai and  Diodes-Taiwan  (ISO-9000  certified) in Taipei.  Diodes-China's
manufacturing  focus is on surface-mount  devices destined for wireless devices,
notebook computers, pagers, PCMCIA cards and modems, among others. Diodes-Taiwan
is our Asia-Pacific sales,  logistics and distribution  center. 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-9000 corporate sales,  marketing,  engineering and logistics headquarters is
located in Southern  California.  For further  information,  visit the Company's
website at http://www.diodes.com.

Source:  Diodes  Incorporated   CONTACT:   Crocker  Coulson,   Partner,   Coffin
Communications  Group;  (818) 789-0100 e-mail:  crocker.coulson@coffincg.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  to
Investor  Relations,  Diodes  Incorporated,  3050 E. Hillcrest  Drive,  Westlake
Village, CA 91362, or they may be e-mailed to: diodes-fin@diodes.com.