EXHIBIT 99.37

Diodes Incorporated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Diodes Incorporated Announces New SOT-523 Product Line

        -   Next-generation surface mount devices offer 40% smaller footprint
            than SOT-323

Westlake Village, California - October 17, 2001 - Diodes Incorporated, (Nasdaq:
DIOD) a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete
semiconductors, primarily to the communications, computing, industrial, consumer
electronics and automotive industries, today announced the launch of the
Company's new SOT-523 product line.

The new SOT-523 package achieves a significant reduction in size of
subminiature, surface- mount devices. The SOT-523 has body dimensions of 1.6 x
0.8 x 0.8mm, with a total footprint size of 1.6 x 1.6mm, resulting in nearly a
40% reduction in footprint size as compared to the SOT-323 line.

The new line is specifically targeted to meet the requirements of compact,
battery-operated low-power consumption products and is ideally suited for
applications that place a premium on space such as notebooks, PDAs and cellular
phones. The package is rated for 150mW of power dissipation, comfortably
exceeding the standard requirements for most applications.

Diodes plans a phased roll-out of the new line over the coming months.
Immediately available for sampling to customers will be a line of single
switching, signal, Schottky and zener diodes. The next to launch will be a range
of dual switching, signal, Schottky and zener diodes, plus several NPN & PNP
small signal bipolar transistors. The final stage will see the release of small
signal MOSFETs and further NPN & PNP small signal bipolar transistors. The
Company intends to introduce additional diode products to the line to meet
specific customer demand.

In the next stage of this technology, Diodes is developing a six-pin version of
the SOT-523, and plans to introduce diode and transistor arrays in this
ultra-miniature, multi-pin package.

"We're delighted to announce the roll-out of this innovative product line, which
extends Diodes' position as an innovator for subminiature, surface-mount
packaging technologies," said Mark King, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
for Diodes Incorporated. "With the ever-increasing focus on miniaturization in
the hand-held market, space and power constraints are becoming more critical.
These new designs are a further demonstration of the way in which Diodes strives
to respond to customer needs."

For more information, visit http://www.diodes.com or contact Diodes' customer
service at 800-446-4874 or email at info@diodes.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 two Far East subsidiaries, Diodes-China (QS-9000 and 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.

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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 directly
to the Company, or they may be e-mailed to: diodes-fin@diodes.com.

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