Editing PMC-Sierra (section)

{{short description|Former semiconductor company}}
{{lead too short|date=April 2014}}
{{ infobox company
| name             = 
| logo             = File:PMC-Sierra logo.svg
| type             = Public
| traded_as        = {{NASDAQ was|PMCS}}
| foundation       = {{start date and age|1984|1|11}}
| location_city    = [[Sunnyvale, California]]
| location_country = United States<ref name="SEC-1"/>
| key_people       = Greg Lang {{small|(CEO)}}
| industry         = [[Fabless semiconductor company]]
| products         = 
| revenue          = 
| net_income       = 
| num_employees    = 1,500<ref name="SEC-2"/>
| website          = {{URL|http://pmcs.com}}
| defunct          = {{end date and age|2016|1|15}}
| fate             = Acquired by [[Microsemi]]
}}

'''PMC-Sierra''' was a global [[fabless semiconductor company]] with offices worldwide that developed and sold semiconductor devices into the storage, communications, optical networking, printing, and embedded computing marketplaces.

On January 15, 2016, [[Microsemi]] Corporation completed the acquisition of PMC-Sierra through Microsemi's subsidiary Lois Acquisition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investor.microsemi.com/2016-01-15-Microsemi-Corporation-Completes-Acquisition-of-PMC-Sierra-Inc|title=Microsemi Corporation Completes Acquisition of PMC-Sierra, Inc.|website=microsemi.com|access-date=2016-01-19|archive-date=2017-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075924/http://investor.microsemi.com/2016-01-15-Microsemi-Corporation-Completes-Acquisition-of-PMC-Sierra-Inc/|url-status=dead}}</ref>