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di·ode
/ ˈdīˌōd/
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n. Electr.
a semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.
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a thermionic tube having two electrodes (an anode and a cathode).
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Diodes Incorporated Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2005 Results.
PR Newswire; 7/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated , leading manufacturer and...Joining Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated, will be Carl Wertz, Chief...interested parties on the Investor section of Diodes' website at http://www.diodes...
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Diodes Incorporated Announces First Product Series Utilizing Proprietary Precision Zener Diode Process; UDZ Series Designed to Meet Robust Demand in Asia.
Business Wire; 6/27/2002; 700+ words
; ...high precision Zener diode process developed...owned subsidiary of Diodes Incorporated. Zener...new precision Zener diodes offer several advantages over Zener diodes manufactured in the...Conventional Zener diode wafer manufacturers...
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Diodes, Inc. Ranks #10 Among FORTUNE Small Business Magazine's - America's Fastest Growing Small Companies.
PR Newswire; 6/30/2005; 700+ words
; ...June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated, , a leading manufacturer...breakdown of three-year annual rates, Diodes, Inc. was ranked 8th for 220.9% earnings...Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated. To compile the list, FORTUNE...
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Diodes Incorporated Announces Development of Ultra-Low Leakage High Voltage Schottky Barrier Process; Breakthrough Process Will Lead to New Products for High Efficiency Applications.
Business Wire; 3/27/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2003 Diodes Incorporated, (Nasdaq:DIOD) a leading...rectifier process. This new process allows Diodes to offer Schottky barrier rectifier products...This breakthrough technology will allow Diodes to offer an expanded range of Schottky...
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Diodes, Inc. Introduces Six High-Speed Schottky and Switching Diodes in an Ultra-Small SOD-523 Package; Also Introduces New 6-Lead SOT-563 Array Package for Future Product Lines.
Business Wire; 9/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...and mark a continuation of Diodes' portfolio expansion specifically...key Schottky and switching diodes as well as the new high precision DDZ zener diode lines from larger packages...of Sales and Marketing for Diodes, Inc., said, "We're...
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Diodes Inc. Corrects and Replaces Previous Release, BW0520, CA-DIODES-INC.
Business Wire; 10/16/2000; 700+ words
; ...Business Editors CORRECTION...by Diodes Inc. NOTE: The following news release replaces and corrects the previous Diodes Inc. news release, which ran earlier...on Business Wire, BW0520 (CA-DIODES-INC) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif...
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Diodes Incorporated Announces Key Leadership Promotions and Appointments.
PR Newswire; 8/10/2005; 700+ words
; ...Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated , a leading manufacturer...Sales, previously General Manager of Diodes Taiwan; and has hired Francis Tang for...President Sales and Marketing, has been with Diodes since 1991, holding the position of Vice...
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Diodes Incorporated Listed Among Business 2.0 Magazine's Fastest-Growing Technology Companies.
PR Newswire; 6/9/2005; 700+ words
; - Diodes Ranks No. 45, up from No. 90 a year ago...June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated , a leading manufacturer and...consecutive year," said Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, Diodes' President and CEO. "Our strategic initiatives...
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Diodes Incorporated Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2005 Results.
PR Newswire; 10/11/2005; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diodes Incorporated , leading manufacturer and...Joining Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated, will be Carl Wertz, Chief...interested parties on the Investor section of Diodes' website at http://www.diodes...
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Diodes, Inc. Introduces Two Lines of Precision Zener Diodes -- Ultra Tight Tolerance Series and Low Zener Current Series.
Business Wire; 7/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...lines of precision Zener diodes. The new Zener lines...product releases utilizing Diodes-FabTech's breakthrough...process. Most Zener diode products available on...popular existing Zener diode lines including the 5200...The DDZ line expands Diodes' application specific...
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Diodes Incorporated
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Diodes Incorporated 3050 East Hillcrest Drive Westlake...446-4850 Web site: http://www.diodes.com Public Company Incorporated: 1959...NAIC: 334413 Semiconductor Manufacturing Diodes Incorporated manufactures discrete and analog...
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diode
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...direction. Most diodes are semiconductor devices; diode electron tubes are...arrangement of four diodes, called a diode bridge, transforms...batteries. Snap diodes provide very fast...light-emitting diode (LED) produces...
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Diode
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...current flow, a diode is commonly used...general, two types of diodes exist. Until the...components. Later diodes are solid state devices...in a vacuum tube diode is a metal wire or...current fed into a diode can move in one direction...direct current. Newer diodes are made from n...
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Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Background Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) — small colored...rather than heat generation. Diodes are electrical valves that allow...electronically, enlarging the diodes, making them brighter, and...
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Zener diode
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Zener diode see diode .
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