[March 23, 2016]

GigOptix Announces Leadership Position in Point-to-Point Wireless Backhaul Market With Delivery of E-Band Radio SIPs

GigOptix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GIG), a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor communications components for use in Cloud connectivity, data centers, and high-speed optical and wireless networks, today announced leadership position in point-to-point (PtP) wireless backhaul with delivery of high performance E-Band radio system in package (SIP) products.

"Today we are proud to announce the availability of engineering samples of our first E-Band Transmitter and Receiver in a Small Form Factor Surface Mounted Package," said Andrea Betti-Berutto, CTO of GigOptix, Inc.

The EXT7611-SSI/EXR7611-SSI and EXT8611-SSI/EXR8611-SSI SIPs are the System in Package (SIP) Transceivers part numbers, respectively, for 71-76GHz (Low Band) and 81-86GHz (High Band). The Transmitter SIP integrates a high performance two GaAs chip solution with 20dB of available gain, OIP3 of 29dBm and output power dynamic range control higher than 25dB. Transmitter SIP provides features such as envelope detector and power detector outputs for the best optimization of transmitter signal over noise and output levels. The Receiver SIP integrates a GaAs LNA and a SiGe BiCMOS down-converter, provides a typical Noise Figure of 5.5dB, excellent linearity and maximum available gain of 76dB over temperature. Baseband Filters up to 750MHz and Baseband VGA are integrated on chip, as optional features, and selected by two wires digital interface. Both the Transmitter and Receiver are designed to meet both FCC and ETSI (News - Alert) requirements.

"This is an exciting time at GigOptix for the wireless product team with such exceptional performance SIPs release in the market. This is the first transceiver package produc of our roadmap to support the continue demand of higher data-rate in wireless applications. The experience gathered by our team in development of the E-Band transceiver is fundamental for GigOptix's participation in the upcoming 5G market," said Mr. Betti-Berutto. "GigOptix's roadmap continues to lead the industry with improved performance, lower costs, and higher levels of integration."

The E-Band radio market is entering its maturity stage with significant volume deployment and is on the way to becoming one of the most deployed band for wireless back-hauling of hundreds of thousands of radios for 2016. The upcoming 5G market is expected to dramatically increase the demand for mmWave radios for Backhaul, Fronthaul, and Access.

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About GigOptix, Inc.

GigOptix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GIG) is a lead designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of analog, digital, and mixed signal components to enable high-speed information streaming over the telecom networks, datacom infrastructure, and consumer electronics links. Our ability to innovate and create differentiated products is based on deployment of various semiconductor technologies that span from III-V compounds to SiGe BiCMOS and CMOS based device designs.

GigOptix's product portfolio provides high-speed and low-power solutions in markets such as fiber-optics telecom, wireless backhaul, datacom and consumer electronics, mil-aero, instrumentation, and medical equipment, for applications such as linecards and transponders, active optical cables and pluggables, point-to-point wireless radios, military warfare, avionics electronics, GPS systems, and diverse medical equipment, such as ultrasound imaging, X-Ray, MRI, CT Scan, and Defibrillators.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements of GigOptix within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including growth of products sales in China. Such statements contain words such as "will," and "expect," or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include (without limitation) statements regarding the plans for GigOptix. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in any such statement. These risks include, but are not limited to: the ability to extend product offerings into new areas or products, the ability to commercialize technology, unexpected occurrences that deter the full documentation and "bring to market" plan for products, trends and fluctuations in the industry, changes in demand and purchasing volume of customers, unpredictability of suppliers, the ability to move product sales to production levels, the ability to compete for client design-in opportunities, the ability to cross-sell to new clients and to diversify, the success of product sales in new markets or of recently produced product offerings, including bundled product solutions, and the ability of GigOptix in furtherance of its operational objectives. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and in other sections of the GigOptix's filings with the SEC (News - Alert), and in its other current and periodic reports filed or furnished from time to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to GigOptix as of the date hereof, and GigOptix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

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