Giga-tronics Inc. announced that it has received orders in excess of $4.8 M to supply microwave test equipment for the automation of production at contract manufacturers in China. The products supplied are part of Giga-tronics' microwave signal switching family. These orders are expected to ship this fiscal year.

John Regazzi, CEO of Giga-tronics, stated, "Our ASCOR series 8000 was selected due to its ease of configurability for matching a wide range of test setups and because it delivers a guaranteed 10 million cycles of operation. This award is also significant for Giga-tronics as it represents our first real penetration into Asia and positions the company for future growth from this region."

Giga-tronics is a publicly held company, traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "GIGA". Giga-tronics produces instruments, subsystems and sophisticated microwave components that have broad applications in defense electronics, aeronautics and wireless telecommunications.