Mimix Broadband Acquires Tadiran Microwave Network’s Australian Subsidiary for Advanced Design and Engineering Capabilities

Australian Subsidiary Provides Integral MMIC Design Expertise

December 22, 2000, Houston, Texas ­ Mimix Broadband, formerly Shason Microwave Corporation, announced today that it acquired Tadiran Microwave Network’s Australian Design subsidiary at an undisclosed amount. This acquisition significantly expands Mimix Broadband’s capabilities to design and develop Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and modules for broadband wireless access applications that meet customer requirements.

Started in 1993, this subsidiary has primarily been involved in MMIC design and chipset development from 18 to 40 GHz. Furthermore, this Australian Design subsidiary has already established a strategic working relationship with Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), an Australian government owned facility that supports a high level of research and development for commercial applications that meets their needs. CSIRO has more than 10 years experience designing GaAs MMICs from 10 to 200 GHz. These two teams provide good insight into complete radio systems issues, which has resulted in advanced design and high performance products.

"The Australian Design subsidiary will enable Mimix Broadband to expeditiously enter the marketplace and meet critical time-to-market demands," stated Rick Montgomery, President of Mimix Broadband. "Most importantly, we believe that the combination of our subsidiary’s design expertise along with its relationship with CSIRO gives Mimix a comprehensive understanding of not only detailed design of support circuits but overall radio system design to assist customers throughout their entire product development cycle."

Dr. Jim Harvey, Chief Technology Officer and Director of the Australian Design subsidiary, said, "We are extremely excited about joining the Mimix Broadband team. We feel that our experience adds integral MMIC design and chipset development expertise to the Mimix team."

About Mimix Broadband
Mimix Broadband designs, develops and markets high performance Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for broadband wireless access technologies at millimeter-wave frequencies. The Company leverages strategic partnerships for design and manufacturing in order to expedite the time-to-market cycle and meet market requirements. Backed by experienced, highly successful stakeholders, Mimix Broadband combines its expertise in overall radio system design to provide comprehensive insight in the technology and issues that its customers confront in designing their products.