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                                  EXHIBIT 99.13


Diodes Incorporated

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Diodes, Inc. Announces Conference Call To Discuss Q3 Financial Results

Westlake Village, California - October 23, 2000 - Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq:
DIOD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete
semiconductors, primarily to the communications, computing, electronics and
automotive industries, today announced it will host its first ever conference
call at 9 a.m. PST (12 noon EST) on Monday, October 30th to discuss record
third-quarter 2000 earnings.

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 5 a.m. PST (8 a.m. EST).

The call will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by all
interested parties at www.vcall.com. To listen to the live call, go to the
Website at least 15 minutes before 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 the
Vcall Website for 90 days.

About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIOD) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of
high-quality discrete semiconductor products, primarily to manufacturers in the
communications, computer, electronics and automotive industry. The Company's Far
East subsidiaries, Diodes-China and Diodes-Taiwan, manufacture products for sale
to North America and Asia. Diodes-China focuses on surface-mount devices
destined for wireless devices, notebook computers, pagers, PCMCIA cards and
modems, among others, while Diodes-Taiwan focuses on products destined for a
broad base of end products. 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 the introduction of and customer reception to 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, Account Executive, 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.


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