Gennum Corporation designs semiconductor solutions and intellectual property (IP) cores for the consumer connectivity and video broadcast and data communications products. The Company’s products include Analog and mixed signal products, which solves signal integrity issues caused by increased demand for faster data and audio-video transmission rates, Optical products which includes optical transceiver integrated circuits (ICs), laser drivers, equalizers, limiting amplifiers and transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) and IP cores, which provides high-speed interconnect solution. On February 8, 2008, the Company completed the sale of its VXP, Image Processing business to Sigma Designs. On July 25, 2008, the Company acquired ASIC Architect, Inc. ((ASIC Architect).