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Mimix
Broadband, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Celeritek, Inc.
Simultaneously Raises Additional $8.5M
June 3, 2005, Houston, Texas - Mimix Broadband, Inc. announced
today that it had completed the purchase of substantially all of
Celeritek's assets. The purchase price was $2.8 million in cash,
plus the assumption of approximately $6 million in liabilities.
Celeritek designs and manufactures radio frequency integrated circuits
(RFICs), low noise amplifiers, gain blocks and power amplifier modules
for the semiconductor components market using GaAs based device
technology. These products are used in a variety of commercial and
defense applications and primarily consist of transmit solutions.
Commercial semiconductor applications include wireless communication
network and satellite applications.
Founded in 2000, Mimix supplies highly integrated and linear monolithic
microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for microwave and millimeter-wave
wireless applications. The addition of Celeritek gives Mimix an
immediate platform to expand its product portfolio and serve new,
complementary markets. This combined company offers a more diversified
product line to serve the top tier telecom, satellite and defense
companies.
Mimix also announced that it had simultaneously raised an additional$8.5M,
with participation from all of its current institutional and private
investors, closing a follow on Preferred B round. The institutional
investors include 3i, First Capital Group of Texas and Gefinor Ventures.
"The support shown by all of our current investors demonstrates
their confidence and enthusiasm about this Celeritek acquisition,"
stated Rick Montgomery, CEO of Mimix Broadband, Inc. "No doubt,
we believe this winning combination will generate innovative technology
and supply superior customer support, building the very best platform
in the microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductor industry."
About Mimix
Mimix Broadband, Inc., an ISO 9001-registered company, designs,
develops and supplies high performance monolithic microwave integrated
circuits (MMICs) for microwave and millimeter-wave wireless communications
applications. Mimix has assembled a team of world-class scientists
that has focused on the development of state-of-the-art millimeter-wave
MMICs for the last decade. The Company also leverages strategic
partnerships for manufacturing, in order to expedite the time-to-market
cycle and meet market requirements. Mimix combines its design capabilities
in complete communications systems with semiconductor device expertise
to deliver innovative solutions for its customers' most challenging
applications. For additional information, please visit www.mimixbroadband.com.
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