GigOptix Modulators Get Telcordia

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- GigOptix, Inc. (OTCQB:GGOX), a leading fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components that enable high-speed information streaming, today announced the completion of reliability qualification for its Mach-Zehnder Modulators (MZM) that are implemented using GigOptix’s proprietary Thin Film Polymer on Silicon (TFPS™) technology.

The full compliance of the TFPS modulator series of products as tested against Telcordia GR-468 standard, is a monumental milestone for GigOptix, as this is the first polymer modulator to come to market, fully qualified, that will truly disrupt the current market for Mach-Zehnder Modulators (MZM).

Dr. Raluca Dinu, GigOptix’s Vice President and General Manager of Optics, states, “After more than 10 years of hard work and groundbreaking innovation, our revolutionary TFPS products and materials are now fully qualified and available commercially to the market.”

GigOptix Inc. (OTC: GGOX)