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EX-10.28

Exhibit 10.28

Non-Employee Director Compensation

          Each non-employee director receives an annual retainer of $10,000 for his or her services as a
director. The Chairman of the Board of Directors receives an additional $25,000 for his services
as Chairman and the chair of each Board committee receives an additional annual retainer of
$10,000. Each non-employee director receives $3,500 for each Board meeting that he or she attends
in person and $1,500 for each Board meeting that he or she attends via telephone. Each non-employee
director also receives $1,000 for each meeting of the Compensation Committee or the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee that he or she attends and $2,500 for each meeting of the Audit
Committee that he or she attends, whether in person or via telephone, except that the Chair of the
Audit Committee receives $3,500 for each Audit Committee meeting that he attends, the Chair of the
Compensation Committee receives $2,000 for each Compensation Committee meeting that he attends and
the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives $2,000 for each Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee meeting that he attends.

          From time to time, the Board of Directors of the Company may form ad hoc committees. Each
non-employee director who serves on an ad hoc committee receives $1,000 for each meeting of the ad
hoc committee that he or she attends, whether in person or via telephone, except that the Chair of
any ad hoc committee receives $2,000 for each such meeting that he or she attends. In addition, the
Company pays each non-employee director $2,500 for each director education session conducted by the
Company that the director attends in person and $1,000 for each director education session attended
via telephone. Non-employee directors are compensated for attending meetings of the Board of
Directors and committees of the Board only if the duration of those meetings exceeds one hour. The
Company also reimburses each non-employee director for his or her out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in attending Board of Directors’ meetings and committee meetings.

          On the date of each annual meeting of shareholders, each non-employee director who is elected
or reelected to the Board of Directors, or who otherwise continues as a director, automatically
receives on the date of the annual meeting of shareholders a grant of that number of shares of
restricted common stock having an aggregate fair market value on such date equal to an amount that
is adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index, or CPI. In 2008, each non-employee
director received shares of common stock having an aggregate value of $15,539.

          Each grant of restricted stock vests in equal one-third increments on the date of grant and,
if the grantee is still a director, the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. Until
the earlier of (i) five years from the date of grant and (ii) the date on which the non-employee
director ceases to serve as a director, no restricted stock may be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. Upon termination of a non-employee director’s service as a director for any reason
other than death or disability, all shares of his or her unvested restricted stock will be
forfeited. Upon termination of a non-employee director’s service as a director due to death,
disability or retirement, all shares of his or her restricted stock will vest immediately.exv10w83

EXHIBIT
10.83

DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENT

     THIS DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this first day of November, 2008
(“Effective Date”) between Shanghai Kai Hong Technology Co., Ltd. (“DSH”), a corporation formed
under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and Shanghai Keylink Logistic Co., Ltd. (the
“Distributor”), a corporation formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China. Each may be
referred to as a party (“Party”), or both may be collectively known as parties (“Parties”).

     WHEREAS, DSH, a subsidiary of Diodes Incorporated, is engaged in manufacturing semiconductor
products in the People’s Republic of China; and

     WHEREAS, DSH desires to appoint Distributor and Distributor desires to be appointed by DSH as
a distributor of certain of DSH’s manufactured semiconductor products in the territory set forth in
this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby mutually
acknowledged, the Parties hereby agrees to the following terms and conditions:

1. DEFINITION.

The term “Products” (“Products”) means a complete line of manufactured semiconductor products
bearing the trademark or logo of Diodes Incorporated or its affiliates (“Diodes”) and listed in the
Diodes’ catalog including, but not limited to, semiconductor diodes, rectifier bridges, modules,
special assemblies and associated products.

2. NON-EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR.

The Distributor is hereby appointed to act as DSH’ non-exclusive distributor for the sales of
Products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Upon Parties’ execution of this Agreement, the
Distributor shall become an authorized non-exclusive Products distributor in PRC in which the
Distributor has an office.

This Agreement shall permit the Distributor to represent and distribute Products only through its
full time employees. Under no instance shall this authorization be construed to include any other
independent representatives appointed by the Distributor.

3. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS.

Both Parties intend to fulfill certain obligations, at each Party’s respective sole expense, to
each other.

A. DSH’ obligations are as follows:

DSH may make available to the Distributor

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a) price and data books,

b) sales plans, and

c) aids and other technical and commercial assistance as deemed necessary by DSH.

DSH may assist the Distributor in the promotion of the Products in order to build consumer and
industry acceptance.

B. Distributor’s obligations are as follows:

The Distributor agrees to

a) exercise its best efforts to sell Products;

b) assure prompt handling of any inquiries, orders and shipments;

c) give attention to customer complaints;

d) service all Products covered by this Agreement; and

e) provide any other services as deemed necessary by DSH to fulfill this
Agreement.

In addition, the Distributor shall NOT

a) misrepresent the quality and value of Products to customers;

b) change, modify or reprint any Products except as expressly approved by DSH in
writing;

c) re-label any products from other sources to DSH’s or its affiliates’ brand
without DSH’ permission;

d) make any representation, guarantee or warranty on behalf of DSH; and

e) initiate any actions related to DSH without prior authorization from DSH.

4. PRODUCTS PRICING DISCOUNTS.

Upon the Effective Date of the Agreement, DSH shall give the Distributor pricing discounts for the
Products DSH sold to the Distributor in accordance with the Exhibit 1, attached hereto and
incorporated herein this Agreement. The Products pricing discounts as stated in Exhibit 1 shall be
valid for one year and shall be renegotiated every year.

5. PAYMENT TERMS.

Distributor shall provide monthly invoice to DSH, and Distributor, upon DSH receiving and verifying
Distributor’s invoice, shall make the invoice payment in full within net one hundred and fifty
(150) calendar days to a bank account designated by DSH.

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6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.

It is expressly understood and agreed that the relationship of DSH and the Distributor established
by this Agreement is that of independent contracts, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall
be construed to (i) give either Party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of
the other, or (ii) constitute the Parties as partners, joint venturers, co-owners,
franchisor/franchisee or otherwise as participants in a joint undertaking. Distributor will not
have, and will not represent that it has, any authority to bind DSH, to assume or create any
obligation on behalf of DSH, or to make any warranties or representations on behalf of DSH or in
DSH’s name. The Distributor shall not have the authority to make any commitments whatsoever on
behalf of DSH.

7. TRADEMARKS.

In advertising and sale of the Products, Distributor may utilize Diodes, DSH or its affiliates’
regular trade names, logos, copyrights, symbols and trademarks (“Marks”).

The Distributor cannot make permit alteration or removal of any tags, labels or other identifying
Marks placed by DSH on its Products and cannot use Marks or the name “Diodes Incorporated” or
abbreviations thereof in Distributor’s corporate titles or in any way that might result in
confusion as to DSH, Diodes and the Distributor being separate and distinct entities. Distributor
agrees to provide written notification to DSH with regard to Diodes’ or DSH’s trademarks when the
Distributor’s purchase is made from a source other than DSH or its affiliates.

8. QUOTATIONS.

Except as to clerical error, any quotations delivered by DSH or its affiliates to the Distributor
are valid for a period of thirty (30) calendar days from the date of issuance, unless otherwise
specifically noted in writing by DSH on the written quotation.

The prices shown on any quotations do not include sales, excise or any other government charges
that have been paid by DSH to federal, state or local authority. Any such taxes or charges imposed
upon the sale or shipment of the Products under this Agreement will be added to the prices shown on
quotations. Distributor agrees to reimburse DSH for each such tax or charge or provide DSH with an
acceptable exemption certificate.

9. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN COMPLIANCE.

Laws and rulings of the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Taiwan, PRC and other
related countries may require Products or Products’ containers to be appropriately marked to
indicate the country of origin to the ultimate purchasers. DSH will supply Distributor with
Products and/or containers, which bear appropriate country of origin markings. The Distributor
agrees to comply with marking procedures and practices as advised by DSH. The Distributor agrees
to indemnify DSH against any additional marking duties or penalties that may be assessed for any
failure of the Distributor to advise purchasers of the country of origin of the Products.

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10. RENEWING THE AGREEMENT.

This Agreement shall be effective for the period of one year, beginning on November 1, 2008 and
ending on October 31, 2009. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed on a yearly basis for
each successive calendar year unless either one of the Parties decides not to renew this Agreement.
In such case, the terminating Party must notify the other Party in a formal written notice at
least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the anniversary date of the Effective Date of this
Agreement in any given calendar year.

11. TERMINATION-WAIVER OF DAMAGES.

A. If either Party is or becomes insolvent or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as
they become due, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if there are
initiated by or against either Party proceedings in bankruptcy or under insolvency laws or for
reorganization, receivership or dissolution, or if either Party ceases to conduct its operations in
the normal course of business, or if either Party shall have a substantial change in ownership or
management, the other Party shall have the right to terminate his Agreement without notice. The
right of termination, as provided herein, is absolute.

B. Both DSH and Distributor have considered the possibility of expenditures necessary in preparing
for performance of this Agreement and the possible losses and damages incident to each in the event
of termination of this Agreement at any time, even though, DSH or any other distributors may
thereafter complete a transaction initiated by the Distributor.

12. ACTIONS UPON TERMINATION.

A. Unfilled orders — Upon termination of this Agreement, DSH may, at its option, cancel any or
all unfilled orders.

B. Promotion — Upon termination of this Agreement, Distributor agrees to discontinue
immediately all activities as a distributor including, without limitation, all advertising
of or reference to Products, except for selling remaining Products in its inventory.

13. ASSIGNMENT.

This Agreement may not be transferred or assigned in any form by the Distributor without DSH’
written consent and duly executed by an authorized DSH representative.

14. GOVERNING LAW.

It is expressly agreed that the validity and construction of this Agreement and performance
hereunder shall be governed by the laws of PRC and the local laws of the city of Shanghai. without
regard to the conflict of law provisions. The Distributor hereby consents to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of courts in PRC and in Shanghai for all disputes arising out of or relating
to this Agreement.

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15. WAIVER.

The failure of either Party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, or any right with
respect thereto, or to exercise any option herein provided, shall in no way be construed to be a
waiver of provisions, rights or options, or in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement.
The exercise by either Party of any of its rights or options hereunder pursuant to the terms and
conditions or covenants herein shall not preclude or prejudice such Party from thereafter
exercising the same or any right it may have under this Agreement, irrespective of any previous
action or proceeding taken by such Party hereunder.

16. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

DSH agrees to hold Distributor harmless from all liability for any infringement of patent or other
industrial property rights of third parties resulting from the sale and distribution of Products or
services.

17. WARRANTY POLICY.

The sole warranty on the Products shall be DSH’s standard limited warranty. The warranty period
shall begin with Distributor’s shipment to its customer, and the warranty shall extend directly to
Distributor’s customer as if it had purchased the Products from DSH.

Distributor shall have no right to expand or in any way increase the scope of this warranty when it
sells the Products to end users/purchasers. DSH’s warranty shall be in lieu of all other
warranties expressed of implied. DSH disclaims and the Distributor waives all other conditions,
representations and warranties, express or implied by statute, usage, custom of the trade or
otherwise, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for
a particular purpose.

18. LIABILITY POLICY.

Except as specified in this Agreement, in no event, shall DSH be liable for any direct, indirect,
punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever arising from,
connected with or relating to this Agreement, whether or not such damages are foreseeable and
whether or not DSH has been advised of the possibility of such damages, including, but not limited
to loss of profits or revenue, loss of goodwill, attorneys’ fees, damage to business or business
relations, loss of the use of equipment, whether under negligence, strict liability, enterprise
liability or other product liability theories.

19. INDEMNIFICATION.

DSH or its affiliates shall not be held liable for any acts, omissions or representation by
Distributor or for any actions or claims of any nature whatsoever asserted against Distributor.
Distributor shall indemnify and hold DSH and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all
judgments, damages, expenses, costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, court costs

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and litigation expenses), and losses of any kind incurred by DSH or its affiliates which arise out
of or are related, directly or indirectly, to any acts, omissions or representations of
Distributor.

20. NOTICE.

Any notice provision as called for in this Agreement will be satisfied by the registered letter or
the certified mail addressed to the other Party at its address as set forth in this Agreement.

21. ARBITRATION.

Any dispute between DSH and Distributor hereto regarding the subject matter hereof shall first be
settled by binding arbitration under the rules of the PRC and the city of Shanghai.

DSH and Distributor must first attempt to settle any claim or controversy arising out of this
Agreement through consultation and negotiation in good faith and spirit of mutual cooperation.
The use of any dispute resolution procedure will not be construed under the doctrines of laches,
waiver, or estoppel to adversely affect the rights of either Party. Nothing herein prevents either
Party from resorting directly to judicial proceedings if the dispute is with respect to interim
relief from the court and is necessary to prevent serious and irreparable injury to a Party or
others.

22. EXCUSABLE DELAY.

In no event shall DSH be responsible for failure to fill any of its obligations under this
Agreement when due to: fires, floods, riots, strikes, freight embargoes or transportation delays;
shortage of labor; inability to secure fuel, material supplies, or power at current prices or on
account of shortages thereof; acts of God or of the public enemy; any existing or future laws or
acts of the federal or of any state government (including specifically but not exclusively any
orders, rules or regulations issued by an official or agency of any such government) affecting the
conduct of the affected Party’s business with which the affected Party in its discretion and
judgment and discretion deems it advisable to comply as a legal duty or to any cause beyond that
Party’s reasonable control.

23. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

Each Party will receive and maintain in confidence all proprietary information, trade secrets or
other know-how belonging to the other (including but not limited to knowledge of manufacturing or
technical processes, financial and system data, and customer information) provided that any such
information, trade secrets or know-how is expressly designated as being confidential, except and to
the extent that disclosure is required by law, regulation or court order, or enters into the public
domain through no fault of the Party obligated to maintain such confidentiality.

All confidential information shall be held in confidence by both Parties for three (3) years after
receipt.

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24. OTHER STATEMENTS.

All headings and captions employed herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be
considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

25. FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.

Distributor acknowledges that DSH is a corporation with substantial presence and affiliation in the
United States and, as such, is subject to the provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977 of the United States of America, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq., which prohibits the making of
corrupt payments (the “FCPA”). Under the FCPA, it is unlawful to pay or to offer to pay anything of
value to foreign government officials, or employees, or political parties or candidates, or to
persons or entities who will offer or give such payments to any of the foregoing in violation of
their official duty or in order to obtain or retain business or to secure an improper commercial
advantage. Distributor further acknowledges that it is familiar with the provisions of the FCPA and
hereby agrees that it shall take or permit no action which will either constitute a violation
under, or cause DSH or its affiliates to be in violation of, the provisions of the FCPA.

26. COMPLETE AGREEMENT.

This Agreement is intended as the complete, final and exclusive statement of the agreement between
DSH and the Distributor. This Agreement states the entire obligation of DSH and supersedes any and
all prior written or oral agreements, representations and understandings of the Parties relating to
the subject matter of the Agreement hereof. This Agreement shall not be amended or modified
excepted by written instrument duly executed by the authorized representatives of the Parties. No
course of dealing or usage of trade by and between the Parties shall be deemed to cause or
constitute any amendment or modification of the terms and conditions hereof.

If any terms and conditions herein is determined to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal,
then the invalid or unenforceable paragraph provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid,
enforceable paragraph provision that most closely matches the intent of the original paragraph
provision and the remainder of the terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect.

The Parties to this Agreement shall perform their respective obligations under this Agreement in
good faith and shall use their commercial best efforts to fulfill such obligations to their mutual
benefit.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representative identified below.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Shanghai Kai Hong Technology Co., Ltd.	 	 	 	Shanghai Keylink Logistic Co., Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By

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	 	Authorized Representative

Plant No.1, Lane 18, SanZhuang Road,

Songjiang Export Zone, Shanghai,

People’s Republic of China

	 	 	 	 	 	Authorized Representative

Plant No. 1— 18, Floor #2

Lane 18, SanZhuang Road,

Songjiang Export Zone, Shanghai

People’s Republic of China	 	 

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