Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/B	0.90	GIG's P/B is ranked higher than 66% of the 622 Companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. ( Industry Median: 1.28 vs. GIG: 0.90 )	GIG' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.67   Max: 3.12 Current: 0.9 0.67 3.12
P/S	0.76	GIG's P/S is ranked higher than 68% of the 622 Companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. ( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. GIG: 0.76 )	GIG' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.5   Max: 2.91 Current: 0.76 0.5 2.91
EV-to-EBIT	25.6	GIG's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 66% of the 622 Companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. ( Industry Median: 14.70 vs. GIG: 25.6 )	GIG' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 0   Max: 0 Current: 25.6

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	5	GIG's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 81% of the 622 Companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. ( Industry Median: 6.80 vs. GIG: 5 )	GIG' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 0.4   Max: 7.2 Current: 5 0.4 7.2
Price/Tangible Book	2.3	GIG's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 88% of the 622 Companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. ( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. GIG: 2.3 )	GIG' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 0.2   Max: 7.1 Current: 2.3 0.2 7.1
Price/Median PS Value	0.7	GIG's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 95% of the 622 Companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. GIG: 0.7 )	GIG' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.8   Max: 1.1 Current: 0.7 0.8 1.1

Business Description

GigOptix, Inc. was incorporated in March 2008 under the laws of the state of Delaware and upon completion of the merger of GigOptix LLC and Lumera Corporation. GigOptix is a successor company to Lumera Corporation. The Company is a provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world and other advanced RF applications. It focuses on the specification, design, development and sale of analog semiconductor integrated circuits, or ICs, multi-chip module solutions, or MCMs, and polymer modulators. The Company's products fall into these categories: Laser and modulator Driver ICs and MCMs; Transimpedance and Limiting Amplifier ICs; Optical Modulators; and Broadband RF Amplifiers. These products are capable of performing in various applications, demanding a range of data processing speeds, from consumer electronics, which perform at data processing speeds of 3Gbps to 10Gbps, to sophisticated ultra-long haul submarine telecommunications systems which require performance at data processing speeds from 10Gbps and 40Gbps to 100Gbps. GigOptix products amplify and shape the signals of the laser or modulator to achieve the communication performance through optical cables. Telecom systems predominantly use the SONET based protocols, although, the Ethernet standard prevalent in data communications is penetrating this space. The Company's objective is to continue its development and offers a portfolio of electronic Radio Frequency (RF) analog integrated circuits, electro-optic devices and integrated components for the optically connected digital world. It also plans to reinvigorate its portfolio of RF products now that it has made significant progress in developing its Optical Communications- focused product lines. Its products serve three vertical markets: Optical Communication Networks; Consumer Electronics (CE); and Military/Defense, Instrumentation, and Wireless Communications. GigOptix is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the generation, handling, treatment, storage and disposal of certain toxic or hazardous materials and waste products that it uses or generates in its operations.
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