EX 10.17


    Exhibit
      - 10.17

    


    Agreement
      on purchase of office building located in Taiwan dated April 14, 2006, between
      Diode-Taiwan and First International Computer, Inc. 

    


    Date:
      April 14, 2006

    


    Buyer:
      Diodes Taiwan Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Party A)

    Seller:
      FIC (hereinafter referred to as Party B)

    


    On
      the
      transaction of the real estate hereunder which Party B sells to Party A, both
      parties hereby enter into this Agreement and agree upon the terms and conditions
      below:

    


    Article
      I: Target real estate under transaction: As per entries of the registration
      transcript (Cf. Appendix I).

     

    Descriptions
      of land:

    
      	
              1.

            	
              Lot
                No. 185 Fuhsing Section, Hsintien City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, in
                category
                of construction, 175.11 M2,
                holding 1,526/10,000 ownership

            


    

    
      	
              2.

            	
              Lot
                No. 200 Fuhsing Section, Hsintien City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, in
                category
                of construction, 4.82 M2,
                holding 1,526/10,000 ownership

            


    

    
      	
              3.

            	
              Lot
                No. 202 Fuhsing Section, Hsintien City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, in
                category
                of construction, 53.23 M2,
                holding 1,526/10,000 ownership

            


    

    
      	
              4.

            	
              Lot
                No. 203 Fuhsing Section, Hsintien City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, in
                category
                of construction, 5,337.23 M2,
                holding 925/10,000 ownership

            


    

     

    Descriptions
      of Buildings:

    
      	
              1.

            	
              Building
                #1363, i.e., 7F, 50 Minchuan Road, Hsintien City (in Lot Nos. 185,
                203,
                Fuhsing Section), 1,020.42 M2
                in
                total floor space, plus 58.35 M2
                as
                verandah, 2.45 M2
                as
                flower bed areas, for ownership in full, along with building in co-use:
                2,652.84 M2
                in
                Building #1377 Fuhsing Section, holding 475/10,000 ownership ratio,
                along
                with parking units #97, 98, 99.

            


    

    
      	
              2.

            	
              Building
                #1371, i.e., 5F, 52 Minchuan Road, Hsintien City (in Lot Nos. 185,
                202,
                203, Fuhsing Section), 1,138.23 M2
                in
                total floor space, plus 62.47 M2
                as
                verandah, 2.45 M2
                as
                flower bed areas, for ownership in full, along with building in co-use:
                2,652.84 M2
                in
                Building #1377 Fuhsing Section, holding 531/10,000 ownership ratio,
                along
                with parking units #91, 92, 93.

            


    

    
      	
              3.

            	
              Building
                #1373, i.e., 7F, 52 Minchuan Road, Hsintien City (in Lot Nos. 185,
                202,
                203, Fuhsing Section), 1,138.23 M2
                in
                total floor space, plus 62.47 M2
                as
                verandah, 2.45 M2
                as
                flower bed areas, for ownership in full, along with building in co-use:
                2,652.84 M2
                in
                Building #1377 Fuhsing Section, holding 531/10,000 ownership ratio,
                along
                with parking units #53, 54, 55.

            


    

     

    Article
      II: Price of transaction:

    
      	 	
              (I)

            	
              Price
                for buildings (including parking units): NT$53,296,315. Besides,
                Party A
                agrees to pay for Party B the 5% VAT required for invoicing, i.e.,
                NT$2,664,816.

            


    

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    
      	 	
              (II)

            	
              Price
                for land: NT$141,713,985.

            


    

    
      	 	
              (III)

            	
              The
                grand total of (I) and (II) above comes to
                NT$197,675,116.

            


    

    


    Article
      III: Terms of payment and fulfillment:

    
      	 	
              (I)

            	
              The
                1st
                payment: Party A shall pay Party B NT$19,501,030 upon execution of
                this
                Agreement.

            


    

    
      	 	
              (II)

            	
              The
                2nd
                payment: On May 8, 2006 after Party B provides all documents required
                for
                ownership transfer registration to the appointed title agent, Party
                A
                shall pay Party B another sum of NT$19,501,030. At the same time
                when
                Party A pays the second payment to Party B, Party A shall issue a
                promissory note on May 8, 2006 as the date of issue and June 15,
                2006 as
                the date of maturity, amounting to NT$158,582,380, non-negotiable,
                pay to
                the order of Party B, to guarantee Party A’s payment of the final balance
                amounting to NT$158,582,380. Upon the moment when Party B receives
                the
                final balance, the aforementioned promissory note to guarantee the
                final
                balance shall be returned to Party A forthwith. In the event that
                Party B
                gets the aforementioned promissory note lost and this makes the promissory
                note unable to be returned to Party A, Party B shall indemnify Party
                A
                from all losses so incurred. 

            


    

    
      	 	
              (III)

            	
              The
                final balance amounting to NT$158,673,056: Party B shall transfer
                the
                ownership to Party A on or before May 31, 2006. Party A shall use
                the
                Premises under the Agreement to obtain mortgage loan from a financial
                institution(s) to pay the NT$158,673,056 balance by remitting the
                final
                balance into Party B’s A/C#45010211343~3 at Fubon Commercial Bank Taipei.
                In the event that the bank loan obtained by Party A is less than
                the final
                balance, Party A shall pay the spread with a non-negotiable cash
                bank
                check to clear off the final balance within thirty days after obtaining
                the titles of the Premises.

            


    

    
      	 	
              (IV)

            	
              Upon
                receipt of each payment from Party A, Party B shall issue an invoice
                of
                the equivalent amount to Party A.

            


    

    


    Article
      IV: Ownership transfer registration and hand-over of the
      Premises:

    
      	
              (I)

            	
              Party
                A agrees that the ownership transfer registration and the procedures
                to
                obtain a mortgage loan from a bank be handled by the title agent
                appointed
                by Party B.

            


    

    
      	
              (II)

            	
              During
                the process of the ownership transfer registration and all procedures
                required under the Agreement, whenever Party B is required to provide
                additional documents or affix seals additionally, Party B shall render
                cooperation forthwith without delay for any
                reasons.

            


    

    
      	
              (III)

            	
              Party
                B shall have the ownership of the aforementioned land and buildings
                transferred to Party A and have the Premises handed over to Party
                A, have
                the certificates to verify the rights to use the parking units, handed
                over to Party A not later than May 31, 2006. In the event that Party
                A
                clears off all payments in full before May 31, 2006, Party B shall
                have
                the supporting certificates verifying the aforementioned Premises
                and
                parking units to Party A at the same time when Party B receives the
                final
                balance from Party A.

            


    

    


    Article
      V: Party B’s responsibilities:

    Party
      B
      undertakes and guarantees clean and clear ownership of the Premises hereunder,
      free of any defect, multiple sales, unlawful occupation of other’s land,
      unlawful addition, or financial dispute with the construction contractor, or
      leasehold agreement executed with a third party for Premises on 7F, 50 Minchuan
      Road, Hsintien City. In case of 

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    any
      of
      the aforementioned problems, Party B shall get them cleared up on or before
      May
      31, 2006. Party B shall clear off mortgage or other rights upon the Premises
      which have established prior to execution of this Agreement, if any, before
      Party A completes the payment of final balance so that Party A may obtain bank
      loans as planned. In the event that Party A notices any dispute over the
      ownership which undermines Party A’s interests after execution of this
      Agreement, Party A may demand that Party B solve such dispute within the
      specified time limit. In the event that Party B fails to solve within the
      specified time limit, Party A may have the agreement terminated and claim for
      indemnity for the losses so incurred.

    


    Article
      VI: Tax burden:

    
      	
              (I)

            	
              The
                deed tax, stamp tax, registration fees, mortgage fee, and the agent’s
                handling fee for mortgage shall be borne by Party A. The Agreement
                execution fee NT$3,000 and the ownership transfer handling fee NT$27,000
                for the title agent shall be equally split by both parties. The land
                value
                increment tax shall be borne by Party
                B.

            


    

    
      	
              (II)

            	
              The
                house tax, land price tax, government construction benefit tax, water,
                electricity bills, phone bills of the Premises incurred prior to
                the
                hand-over date shall be borne by Party B and those incurred thereafter
                shall be borne by Party A. In the event that Party B has not completed
                the
                ownership transfer registration upon hand-over, the aforementioned
                expenses shall be borne by Party B and will not be borne by Party
                A until
                the ownership transfer registration is
                completed.

            


    

    
      	
              (III)

            	
              Any
                matters insufficiently provided for herein shall be subject to laws
                and
                regulations concerned, and shall be equally split by both parties
                if not
                provided in laws and regulations
                concerned.

            


    

    


    Article
      VII: Default responsibilities:

    
      	
              (I)

            	
              In
                the event that Party A is overdue in payment due to a factor attributable
                to Party A itself, Party A shall be subject to a default penalty
                at 1‰
                (0.1%) of the total price for each day overdue as punitive
                penalty.

            


    

    
      	
              (II)

            	
              In
                the event that Party B is overdue in providing the documents required
                under the Agreement for ownership transfer registration or other
                obligations under the Agreement due to a factor attributable to Party
                B
                itself, Party B shall be subject to a default penalty at 1‰ (0.1%) of the
                total price for each day overdue as punitive penalty payable to Party
                A.

            


    

    


    Article
      VIII: Termination

    
      	
              (I)

            	
              Where
                either party violates this Agreement, delays or fails to fulfill
                its
                obligations under the Agreement, the other may claim the defaulting
                party
                for default penalty in accordance with the Agreement the preceding
                Article
                and may, in addition, urge the defaulting party to complete corrective
                action within a minimum of fifteen days. Such party may inform the
                defaulting party in writing to have the agreement terminated if the
                defaulting party fails to fulfill the obligations or complete corrective
                action within the specified time
                limit.

            


    

    
      	
              (II)

            	
              In
                the event that the Agreement is terminated as a result of factor
                attributable to Party B, Party B shall return the received amount
                to Party
                A in full forthwith at double amount. In the event that the Agreement
                is
                terminated as a result of factor attributable to Party A, the payment
                already made by Party A shall be confiscated by Party B to indemnify
                Party
                B from the losses so incurred.

            


    

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    
      	
              (III)

            	
              Either
                party who claims for damages indemnity in the event that the preceding
                paragraph is free of the burden of proof for the damages so incurred.
                Even
                if the substantial damage exceeds the amount defined above, such
                party
                shall not claim for an amount beyond the specified
                amount.

            


    

    


    Article
      IX:

    The
      Premises of 7F, 52 Minchuan Road, Hsintien City, 5F, 52 Minchuan Road, Hsintien
      City and parking units 53, 54, 55, 91, 92 and 93 are being leased to a third
      party QDC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and SysJust the Lease Agreements of which are
      provided in Appendix II hereto. When Party A completes payment of the final
      balance, Party B will transfer the rental credits to Party A and Party A may
      collect the rental payment every month. Party B shall further hand over the
      security deposit (performance bond) received from the aforementioned Lessees
      to
      Party A within three days after Party A completes the payment in full, and
      shall
      inform the Lessees of the facts of rental credit transfer.

    


    Article
      X: Other clauses:

    
      	
              (I)

            	
              Where
                both parties are required to report to, obtain permit from or file
                other
                application to the competent authority, or to make a decision, disclose
                or
                complete other procedures, such parties shall take the initiative
                to
                complete such acts in accordance with laws and regulations
                concerned.

            


    

    
      	
              (II)

            	
              The
                Premises under the transportation shall be pursuant to the entries
                to the
                land and building registry books upon execution of this Agreement.
                In case
                of a discrepancy between the status
                quo
                and the registry entries and such discrepancy may be made up by Party
                B
                (including affixing seal), Party B shall do so without refusal or
                demanding payment extra as soon as requested by Party A. The handling
                fees
                so incurred shall be borne by Party
                A.

            


    

    
      	
              (III)

            	
              Any
                matters insufficiently provided for herein shall be subject to solution
                according to laws and regulations concerned, customs and bona
                fide
                principles.

            


    

    
      	
              (IV)

            	
              On
                a dispute arising herein regarding validity, enforcement or otherwise
                of
                this Agreement, if any, both parties agree that Taipei District Court,
                Taiwan should be the jurisdictional court for the first
                instance.

            


    

    This
      Agreement bears the full accords of both parties and comes into effect after
      being affixed with seals by both parties, and is made in triplicate with each
      party and the witness holding one hereof.

    


    Appendix
      I: Land and building registry transcripts in Xerox copies
      (photocopies).

    Appendix
      II: The Lease Agreements in Xerox copies (photocopies).

    


    Parties
      to the Agreement:

    Party
      A:
      Diodes Taiwan Inc. (Affixed with seal)

    Corporate
      Identity Code: 22662756

    Responsible
      person: Soong Kung-yuan (Affixed with seal)

    Address:
      2F., No.501-15, Chung Cheng Road, HsinTien City, Taipei County 231,
      Taiwan

    Party
      B:
      First International Computer, Inc. (Affixed with seal)

    Corporate
      Identity Code: 2084-0777

    Responsible
      person: Chien Ming-jen (Affixed with seal)

    Address:
      8F, No.300, Yang Guang St., Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan 114

    


    Witness:
      Lee Chu-shun (Signed)

    ID
      Card:
      Q100937668

    Address:
      2F, 16, Lane 281, Lungchiang Road, Chungshan District, Taipei

    Telephone:
      0932-043-577 2502-2637