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                                  EXHIBIT 99.26


Diodes Incorporated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Diodes Incorporated Appoints Dr. Keh-Shew Lu to Board of Directors

Westlake Village, California, June 12, 2001 -- 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 that it has named Dr. Keh-Shew Lu to its
Board of Directors.

Dr. Lu has been Senior Vice President of Texas Instruments and manager of its
Worldwide Mixed-Signal Products -- Semiconductor Group since June 1998. His
areas of expertise include the mixed-signal portion of Texas Instrument's
digital signal processing solutions, display solutions, and mixed-signal
wireless communications.

Dr. Lu began his career with Texas Instruments in 1974 and rose through the
ranks, holding a number of technical and managerial positions within the
Semiconductor Group. Prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President in 1998,
he had been President of Texas Instruments Asia, where he was responsible for
all of Texas Instruments' activities in Asia, excluding Japan. Dr. Lu holds a
bachelor's degree in engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan
and a master's degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Texas Tech
University.

C.H. Chen, President and CEO of Diodes, Inc., commented, "We are very pleased to
have Dr. Lu join Diodes' Board of Directors. He brings a vast knowledge of the
semiconductor industry and sharp strategic thinking honed by decades of
experience. We believe he will be of great value in assisting Diodes in its
future growth."

Dr. Lu will replace David Lin, who has stepped down from Diodes' Board of
Directors so as to join the Board of the Lite-On Group. "We appreciate the
contribution of David Lin who had served as a director of Diodes since 1991 and
as President and CEO from 1993 to 1997," Chen concluded.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIOD) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of
high-quality discrete semiconductor products, serving the communications,
computer, 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 newly acquired 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, 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.



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