GigOptix Announces Complete Family of Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) Solutions for All Major 10G, 40G and 100G Rreceiver Applications

GigOptix’s new 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 includes:
GX3101, a high gain limiting TIA for 10.3Gb/s Ethernet
GX3110, a linear TIA with AGC for 11.3Gb/s SONET
GX3200, a limiting TIA for 100GBASE-LR4/ER4 receiver designs
GX3220, a balanced linear TIA with AGC whose bandwidth control
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GigOptix Inc. Unveils Complete Transimpedance Amplifier Portfolio for 10G, 40G and 100G

GigOptix Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX), a leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world, 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:

• GX3101, a high gain limiting TIA for 10.3Gb/s Ethernet whose large dynamic range enables it to support all existing 10G Ethernet optical reaches and thus simplify customers’ logistics by having one part span all reaches.
• GX3110, a linear TIA with AGC for 11.3Gb/s SONET whose total harmonic distortion figure is superior to current market solutions enabling customers to improve product performance.
• GX3200, a limiting TIA for 100GBASE-LR4/ER4 receiver designs whose low power and compact form make it an ideal product for next generation 100G Ethernet solutions.
• GX3220, a balanced linear TIA with AGC whose bandwidth control function enables it to address the emerging 40G DQPSK and 100G DP-QPSK receiver markets.

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 sales@gigoptix.com 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.

More information about Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) can be found at GigOptix Website