# Gary Yu

> Gary Yu is president, chief executive officer, and a director of Diodes Incorporated. He joined the semiconductor company in 2008 and held sales, regional, wafer fabrication, business-group, and acquisition-integration responsibilities before becoming COO in 2023, president in 2024, and CEO in May 2025. His education spans management information systems, telecommunication engineering, and business administration.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and President at Diodes Incorporated
- **Organizations:** Diodes Incorporated, Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation, Texas Instruments
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Fu-Jen University, Master’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Master of Business Administration, University of Dallas
- **Known for:** Progressed from operating and regional roles to president, director, and CEO of Diodes Incorporated., Held responsibility for integrating Lite-On Semiconductor into Diodes., Shared semiconductor acquisition experience with engineering students in National Cheng Kung University’s 2024 Industry Master Lecture Series.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2008** — Worked at Lite-On Semiconductor as vice president of worldwide sales and at Texas Instruments in IT, finance, and capacity planning; precise dates are not established.
- **2008** — Joined Diodes Incorporated.
- **Before 2023** — Held roles including sensor and satellite business-unit manager, Asia-Pacific sales vice president, Asia-Pacific president, Shanghai wafer fabrication and BCD business-unit general manager, and senior vice president responsible for business groups and Lite-On integration; exact appointment dates are not established.
- **2023-02-09** — Appointed Chief Operating Officer.
- **2024-01-02** — Became President, remaining principal operating officer.
- **2024-01** — Elected to the board of directors.
- **2024** — Delivered a lecture on strategic mergers and acquisitions at National Cheng Kung University.
- **2025-05-14** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer, retaining the presidency.
- **2026-08-27** — Diodes completed its acquisition of ElevATE Semiconductor during his tenure as CEO.

## Achievements

- Progressed from operating and regional roles to president, director, and CEO of Diodes Incorporated.
- Held responsibility for integrating Lite-On Semiconductor into Diodes.
- Shared semiconductor acquisition experience with engineering students in National Cheng Kung University’s 2024 Industry Master Lecture Series.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Diodes announced that third-quarter 2026 results would be discussed on November 5, 2026, with Yu participating as CEO.
- **2026-08** — Diodes completed the $250 million cash acquisition of ElevATE Semiconductor on August 27; it forecast approximately $50 million of acquired revenue in the first twelve months after closing.
- **2026-08** — Diodes reported second-quarter revenue of $445.5 million and GAAP gross margin of 33.1% on August 5, compared with $366.2 million and 31.5% a year earlier.
- **2026-05** — Angie Chen Button became board chairwoman; Keh-Shew Lu remained an employee as special advisor to the CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.diodes.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-yu-303873b8
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/diodesinc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC56hxWwP0_TIbsWnHIn1nTw
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DiodesInc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24