APD Semiconductor is a developer and supplier of value-added Power Semiconductor devices. This is our focus business, based upon the technology of the Super Barrier Rectifier™. This innovative breakthrough allows APD Semiconductor to be customer-oriented in its development and deployment of discrete and module product offering for plugged and unplugged applications, thus representing the first genuine technological advancement in the field of Power Semiconductor devices in almost a quarter of a century. Our technology will enable a new breadth in the application of Power Semiconductors and avail higher value to designs using these products. Highly patented (18 US granted as of July 2004) and protected technology ensures separation from existing market players, and the continued stress towards improvement ensures that challenges provided by customers now and in the future may be met through advancement in our ability to meet those targets.
Diodes acquired APD Semiconductor.