Electro-Optics Distribution

Electronic and electro-optic components maker !%GigOptix Inc.%! of Palo Alto, Calif., has signed with Tokyo-based Solekia Ltd. to expand its application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) product distribution in Japan. The latter, a semiconductor and component device trading company, will offer GigOptix’s structured ASIC devices and standard cells along with local design and sales support to Japanese companies that focus on the industrial and medical markets. Midoriya Electric Co. will continue to be the company’s sole distributor for optical and radio-frequency sales in Japan.