SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2012-- GigOptix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GIG), a leading fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components that enable high speed information streaming, today announced that Dr. Avi Katz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Curt Sacks, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 15^th Annual Oppenheimer Technology, Internet & Communications Conference at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 15. The conference will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA.

A live webcast of GigOptix's presentation may be accessed from the investor relations section of the Company's Web site at http://www.GigOptix.com. Access to the replay will be available approximately two hours after the live webcast.

About GigOptix, Inc.

GigOptix is a leading supplier of semiconductor and optical components that enable high speed information streaming and address emerging high growth opportunities in the communications, industrial, defense and avionics industries. The Company offers a broad portfolio of high performance MMIC solutions that enable next generation wireless microwave systems up to 90GHz and drivers, TIAs and TFPS^TM optical modulators for 40G and 100G fiber-optic telecommunications and data-communications networks. GigOptix also offers a wide range of digital and mixed-signal ASIC solutions and enables product lifetime extension through its GigOptix Sunset Rescue Program.

Source: GigOptix, Inc.

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