GigOptix Introduces GX3240 Limiting Amplifier for 40G DQPSK and Microwave Applications

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
GigOptix Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX) a leading provider of electronic engines for the
optically connected digital world today announced the availability of the
GX3240, a differential limiting amplifier in a 3x3mm QFN, developed in
partnership with a leading Japanese telecom manufacturer for use in a 40G
RZDQPSK receiver and with further applications in the microwave and
instrumentation markets.

GigOptix won this customer`s design based on GigOptix`s history of providing
high speed, high performance amplifier designs in compact low power form
factors. The GX3240 boasts a very compact 3x3mm QFN form factor with a 3dB
bandwidth of over 27GHz, 700mVpp differential output and low power dissipation.

"The GX3240 is a very impressive device and represents significant advances on
many levels," commented Andrea Betti-Berutto, Chief Technology Officer of
GigOptix. "The device`s QFN package makes it very manufacturing-friendly and its
27GHz bandwidth enables a wide number of demanding applications for our
customers. The device was designed for the RZDQPSK telecom market which is
seeing a lot of operator and vendor interest at the moment however, it can also
be used in instrumentation markets where it provides a low power high speed
buffer that is able to clean up and re-square high speed digital signals. The
GX3240 now extends our plastic package QFN limiter family that includes the
iT3011E & iT3018E from 10 GHz bandwidth to 27 GHz."

"Telecom companies are continuing to invest in network infrastructure despite
current economic conditions and are deploying 40G systems to support the
increasing bandwidth demanded by consumers using bandwidth hungry applications
such as Facebook and Hulu`s `over the top` IP TV," commented Scott Schube,
Senior Analyst at Lightcounting. In their latest Transceiver and Optical
Interconnects Market Forecast, Lightcounting predicts a robust 70% CAGR in the
40G market segment through 2013.

The GX3240 is sampling now and mass production is planned for early Q1 2010.
Sample requests can be made through sales@gigoptix.com.

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.

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