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Diodes Incorporated Delivers Plug-and-Play Efficiency Boost for Point-of-Load Converters

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^{Published in Science and Technology on Thursday, October 14th 2010 at 6:07 GMT by Market Wire}  

DALLAS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today announced the expansion of its DIOFET^TM product portfolio with the introduction of two dual channel devices. The DMS3017SSD and DMS3019SSD integrate an optimized control MOSFET with a proprietary DIOFET into a single SO8 package to provide a high efficiency solution for point-of-load converters in consumer and industrial applications.

The low-side DIOFET device integrates a power MOSFET and anti-parallel Schottky diode into a single die. The typical low R_DS(ON) of the DIOFET ensures that conduction losses are kept to a minimum, while its forward voltage (V_SD) is 25% lower than comparable MOSFET/Schottky solutions, thereby further minimizing conduction losses through the body diode during PWM deadtime. The high-side MOSFET included in the DMS3017SSD and DMS3019SSD features low gate charge and fast switching, enabling high-side switching losses to be minimized.

These device characteristics enable the DMS3017SSD and DMS3019SSD to deliver a point-of-load conversion efficiency of 94% under full load conditions while at the same time reducing footprint and improving circuit design by reducing the parasitic inductance associated with co-packaged or externally mounted Schottky diodes.

The DMS3017SSD and DMS3019SSD also deliver this performance at a lower operating temperature than comparable solutions. The lower temperature operation of these components can also contribute to an improvement in reliability, since every 10C reduction in MOSFET junction temperature doubles the lifetime reliability of the point-of-load converter. For more information, visit the Companya™s website at [ www.diodes.com ].

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and Poora™s SmallCap 600 and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic, and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and temperature sensors; power management devices, including LED drivers, DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, and voltage references along with special function devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage supervisors, and motor controllers. The Companya™s corporate headquarters, logistics center, and Americasa™ sales office are located in Dallas, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Dallas; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. The Companya™s wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Manchester, with two manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai, China, another in Neuhaus, and a joint venture facility located in Chengdu, China. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; and Munich, Germany; with support offices located throughout the world. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at [ http://www.diodes.com ].