---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-302584"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DIOD"
cik: "0000029002"
company_name: "DIODES INC /DEL/"
filed_at: "2026-07-14T12:15:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-14T12:20:05.359885+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Diodes to acquire ElevATE Semiconductor for $250M cash, expanding ATE portfolio

## Summary
- All-cash acquisition of ElevATE Semiconductor for $250M base purchase price, plus up to $50M earnout based on 2027-2030 revenue/gross margin targets.
- Expected to add ~$50M revenue in first 12 months post-close; revenue CAGR >20% over next 4 years; gross margin significantly above Diodes' corporate average.
- Transaction approved by both boards and ElevATE stockholders; expected to close in H2 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
- Combines ElevATE's ATE IC technology with Diodes' portfolio, manufacturing scale, and global sales to increase ATE market penetration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-302584
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DIOD
- cik: 0000029002
- company_name: DIODES INC /DEL/
- filed_at: 2026-07-14T12:15:14+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29002/000119312526302584/0001193125-26-302584-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29002/000119312526302584/diod-20260710.htm

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