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To: Trader Dave who wrote (2383)	3/26/1999 8:00:00 AM
From: Lee Fredrickson	Respond to of 4710

Dave, Thanks. Just what I was after. Will await The 'Dozer's reply, and those of others, but from the chaos of the day job, where E-follies are difficult. Lee

To: Trader Dave who wrote (2383)	4/5/1999 5:38:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4710

TD. you or 'dozer got the skinny on these guys? not that i'm nervous -- just stopping to smell the tulips. thanks, -chris. ----- Electronic Buyer's News April 05, 1999, Issue: 1154 Section: Communications Giga expanding presence in N.A. -- Danish supplier looking to make noise in communications-IC market Mark LaPedus Silicon Valley -- Denmark isn't exactly the semiconductor capital of the world, but one chip supplier from that country is beginning to make a statement in the communications-IC market. Having established its presence in the United States in 1998, Copenhagen-based Giga A/S plans to set up a distribution network, expand its operations, and boost its sales in North America this year. Giga, which specializes in chips for higher-end 155-Mbit/s (OC-3) to 10-Gbit/s (OC-192) applications, also hopes to make some inroads against Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC), Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., and other rivals in the U.S. datacom/telecom-chip market. "Clearly, AMCC and Vitesse have been in the U.S. market a lot longer than we have," said Bill Woodruff, vice president of Giga North America Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif. "Like AMCC and Vitesse, Giga is also projected to show strong growth." Formed in 1988, Giga is part of a large Danish conglomerate called NKT Holding A/S. Giga, a fabless IC-design house with sales of about $20 million last year, has shifted from selling only gallium arsenide (GaAs) chips to supplying high-speed bipolar devices. Giga recently introduced its latest product for 2.5-Gbit/s (OC-48) applications: The GD16511 bipolar chip is a stand-alone limiting amplifier designed for SONET networking equipment. The GD16511 is part of a wide range of building blocks Giga provides for OC-3 to OC-192 applications. The device consumes 150 mW, has a signal gain of 28 dB, and a minimum 3-dB bandwidth of 3 GHz. Offered in a 5 x 5-mm TQFP, the GD16511 is available for $65 in 10,000s. techweb.com