PMC-Sierra

PMC-Sierra was a global fabless semiconductor company with offices worldwide that develops and sells semiconductor devices into the storage, communications, optical networking, printing, and embedded computing marketplaces. PMC-Sierra designs, develops, markets and supports high-performance semiconductor networking solutions. The company's products are used in the high speed transmission and networking systems which are being used to restructure the global telecommunications and data communications infrastructure. The company provides components for equipment based on Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Synchronized Optical Network, Synchronized Digital Hierarchy, T1/E1/J1 and T3/E3/J2 access transmission, High speed Data Link Control and Ethernet.

Products

• Fibre Channel Controllers: These controllers were used in storage area network (SAN) infrastructure to enable high-speed data transfer and storage solutions.
• Ethernet Solutions: PMC-Sierra developed Ethernet controllers and switches used in data centers and networking equipment.
• MSP and OTN Solutions: The company provided products for metropolitan and optical transport networks (MSP and OTN) to support high-speed data transmission.
• Storage Processors: PMC-Sierra's storage processors were designed to enhance data storage, management, and retrieval in various storage devices and systems.

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMC) is a semiconductor and software solution innovator transforming networks that connect, move, and store Big Data. The Company designs, develops, markets and supports semiconductor, embedded software, and board level solutions. The Company has approximately 700 different semiconductor devices that are sold to equipment and design manufacturers, who in turn supply their equipment principally to enterprises, Cloud Data Centers and carriers worldwide. The Company provides solutions for its customers across a range of applications and industry protocols. PMC’s portfolio of semiconductor devices is used in various applications of storage and communications network infrastructure equipment and enable the transporting and storing of digital data in a secure manner. The Company’s semiconductor devices enable networking equipment primarily in three market segments: Storage, Optical and Mobile networks.

PMC-Sierra makes chips that control drives in network equipment, data-center storage systems and mobile-phone networks. PMC-Sierra&reg, the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, offers its customers technical and sales support worldwide through a network of offices in North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. PMC-Sierra provides semiconductor solutions for Enterprise and Channel Storage, Wide Area Network Infrastructure, Fiber To The Home, and Laser Printer/Enterprise market segments. The Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol

PMC-Sierra was acquired by Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense, and security applications, in January 2016. PMC-Sierra was a semiconductor company that specialized in designing and manufacturing high-performance semiconductor solutions for various networking and storage applications. PMC-Sierra is no longer exists as an independent entity.

About Microsemi

Microsemi Corporation offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets. Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and synchronization devices and precise time solutions, setting the world's standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Ethernet solutions; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,600 employees globally.

PMC

PMC (NASDAQ: PMCS) is the semiconductor and software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data. Building on a track record of technology leadership, PMC is driving innovation across storage, optical and mobile networks. PMC's highly integrated solutions increase performance and enable next-generation services to accelerate the network transformation.