Exhibit 99.56

Diodes Incorporated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                  Diodes, Inc. Named to Business 2.0 Magazine's
                      "100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies"

Westlake Village, California,  September 16, 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,  announced today that it was named the 89th
fastest growing technology company, according to Business 2.0 magazine.

In order to make the Top 100 list,  companies  were  scrutinized on the basis of
four financial measurements:  stock performance, revenue growth, earnings growth
and operating cash flow.

Business 2.0 magazine  started with more than 2,000 publicly  traded  technology
companies  tracked by Zacks Investment  Research.  In consultation  with finance
professors  George  Foster of  Stanford,  Brett  Trueman  of the  University  of
California at Berkeley, and Chip Ruscher of the University of Arizona,  Business
2.0 created a proprietary ranking algorithm to determine the final list.

"Diodes has worked hard to deliver growth in revenue,  net income, and operating
cash flow even during a very difficult economic environment.  Thus far this year
we have  outperformed  the industry and we have been aggressive in bringing new,
value-added  products  to market,  so as to become the first name our  customers
think of for  discrete  devices.  We have taken  strategic  steps to enhance our
competitive  position  in the growing  Asian  market,"  said C. H. Chen,  Diodes
president and CEO.

"Diodes will continue to remain focused on our core competencies and continually
improving our operating  efficiency and product quality. In doing so, we believe
we will be  well-positioned  to capture  new market  opportunities  as  industry
conditions improve."

For more information, visit http://www.diodes.com or email at info@diodes.com.

About Business 2.0
Business 2.0, a magazine about  insight,  tools,  and advantage in business,  is
published out of The FORTUNE Group at Time Inc., an AOL Time Warner company. For
more information, visit its website at www.business2.com.

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  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 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.  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-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.

Safe Harbor  Statement  Under the Private  Securities  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  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.

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, Inc.; (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.