GigOptix Inc. Unveils Complete Transimpedance Amplifier Portfolio for 10G, 40G and 100G
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GigOptix Inc. Unveils Complete Transimpedance Amplifier Portfolio for 10G, 40G and 100G

PALO ALTO, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 15, 2009 GigOptix Inc. (OTCBB: GGOX), a leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world, today unveiled a complete family of Transimpedance Amplifier (“TIA”) solutions that enables the company to address all major 10G, 40G and 100G receiver applications; serving all its customers’ high speed TIA needs.

GigOptix’s new TIA family includes:

This new family strengthens GigOptix’s portfolio of TIA solutions adding to the existing products: the GX3440 that addresses the OC-768 40G DPSK market; and the ultra-low power HXR4104 and HXR4112 TIA array products that address Infiniband QDR and emerging 40GBASE-SR4/LR4 and 100G-BASE-SR10 100G Ethernet standards.

"In one fell swoop, we are greatly expanding our addressable market and balancing our strong driver portfolio with an equally attractive and complete set of products for the receive side,” said Julie Tipton, Vice President of Marketing. “This complete portfolio has been driven by our customers seeking better solutions than those currently available in the market. The opportunities are tremendous as there are few companies delivering these challenging designs. We believe these products can be an important engine of growth for us in 2010.”

“These demanding new designs were possible due to the close collaboration between the GigOptix-Helix team in Zurich and the high speed design team in Palo Alto,” stated Joerg Wieland, Vice President and General Manager of GigOptix-Helix. “We were able to blend the skill sets of both design groups to create these best in class products. This demonstrates our successful and synergistic integration of the two entities under the GigOptix umbrella.”

According to Ovum’s Q209 Telecom and Datacom forecast, the annual total available market for this family of products is 8.8M units in 2009 and it is expected to grow to 35M units by 2014. Samples are available immediately. Please contact Email Contact for datasheets, samples and pricing.

About GigOptix Inc.

GigOptix is a leading fabless manufacturer of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world. The Company offers a broad portfolio of high speed electronic devices including polymer electro-optic modulators, modulator drivers, laser drivers and TIAs for telecom, datacom, Infiniband and consumer optical systems, covering serial and parallel communication technologies from 1G to 120G. For more information, please visit www.GigOptix.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements by GigOptix regarding its expected financial position, revenues, cash flow and other operating results, business strategy, financing plans, forecasted trends related to the markets in which it operates, product competitiveness and similar matters are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in each such forward-looking statement. These risks and uncertainties include (without limitation) the growth or contraction of the demand for GigOptix’s products, increases in industry competition and those discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in GigOptix's most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as well as in other current and periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and GigOptix undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of them.



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GigOptix Inc.
Parker Martineau, 650-424-1937 ext. 102 (Media)
Corporate Communications Manager
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or
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Alan Sheinwald, 914-669-0222 (Investor Relations)
President
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