EX-99.77Q1 6 form10q2q02ex9944.txt EXHIBIT 99.44 PRESS RELEASE CONFERENCE CALL 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.