PMC - Sierra Inc.

PMC - Sierra Inc.

PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq: PMCS) is focused on developing products that
provide its customers with advanced communications semiconductor
system solutions for the global information network. The
Company participates in the high growth communications market
segments of wide area network infrastructure, local area
networking and remote Internet access.

PMC-Sierra provides advanced semiconductor solutions for high
speed transmission and networking systems that provide the
underlying networking pipelines for the global information
infrastructure.

The Company is a leader in the area of Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) communications, and a developer of high speed
communications components for frame relay and remote Internet
access applications over SONET/SDH, T1/E1, and T3/E3
transmission lines. PMC-Sierras Ethernet Products Division is
focused on developing high integration, low cost solutions for
the competitive Ethernet marketplace.

PMC-Sierras Mission and Quality Statement
To provide superior high speed Internetworking semiconductor
solutions to enable the restructuring of the Global Information
Infrastructure. This will be achieved by providing our
customers with world-class products, quality, service and
technical support.

Background

The Company was founded in 1984 as Sierra Semiconductor and
first offered its stock to the public in 1991. PMC-Sierra was
established in 1992 and became a wholly-owned subsidiary in
1994. In August 1996 the company announced its decision to exit
the personal computer modem chipset business, to restructure its
other non-networking products and focus on its networking
products. All of the Companys modem products were disposed of
in 1997. The Companys remaining non-networking products are
still being sold but no development or follow-on products were
planned. Also in 1997, the Company changed its name to PMC-
Sierra to reflect the corporate focus on internetworking
semiconductor solutions. PMC-Sierra to reflect the corporate
focus on internetworking semiconductor solutions.

Customers

PMC-Sierra has developed an excellent reputation for its
technical abilities in high-speed physical layer design.
Leading network equipment suppliers such as 3Comm, Ascend
Communications, Alcatel Telecom, Bay Networks, Cisco Systems,
FORE Systems, Lucent Technologies, Newbridge Networks and
Nortel, among others, utilize PMC-Sierras networking
semiconductors in ATM, frame relay, remote access and switching
solutions.

PMC-Sierras chips are located throughout the fabric of the
advanced global network: in the LANs, WANs and Internet Service
Providers (ISPs). Many of its products reflect the cooperative
efforts of PMC-Sierra and the SATURN Development Group, an
organization co-founded by PMC-Sierra and Sun Microsystems in
1992. Today, the group comprises over 30 of the worlds leading
networking companies working with PMC-Sierra in the design and
application of high-speed networking technologies, the
definition of standard chips and the generation of
specifications that address key industry interoperability issues.

Quality

PMC-Sierra is registered to the ISO-9001 international quality
standard. In 1997, PMC-Sierra achieved a 98 percent on-time
delivery performance by line times based on the companys
original commitments. The companys excellent delivery record
illustrates its commitment to ensure that PMC-Sierra customers
receive superior service delivered in a superb manner. And,
supplier awards from networking giants indicate that PMC-
Sierras performance and support is valued and recognized by key
customers.

Awards

In 1997, PMC-Sierras technology, quality and service were
recognized by three major networking customers: Cisco Systems,
FORE Systems and Lucent Technologies. Cisco Systems awarded PMC-
Sierra as Ciscos Supplier of the Year for Technology, in
recognition of PMC-Sierras supplier and technical product
excellence. FORE Systems cited PMC-Sierra as 'Superior
Broadband Component Supplier' for product quality, delivery
performance and responsiveness. Recognizing achievements in
quality and delivery, Lucent Technologies, Merrimack Valley
Division, named PMC-Sierra 'Honoree, Strategic Supplier'.

Company Details

Year Established: 1992

Total Sales ($CDN): $50,000,000 +

Number of Employees: 600

Company Information

Betty Cho
Title: Marketing Communications Specialist
Telephone: (604) 415-6000
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Kim Mason
Title: Marketing Communications Specialist
Telephone: (604) 415-6239
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Greg Aasen
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive

Kevin Huscroft
Title: Vice President
Area of Responsibility: Research/Development/Engineering

Susan Shaw
Title: Manager
Area of Responsibility: Domestic Sales & Marketing
Telephone: (604) 415-6000
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Tara Steinberg
Title: Web Multimedia Specialist, Marketing Com
Area of Responsibility: Domestic Sales & Marketing
Telephone: (604) 415-6000
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Bob Bailey
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive

Kelly Pollock
Title: Marketing Administrative
Telephone: (604) 415-6000
Fax: (604) 415-6200
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Products

Atm Lan And Wan

Asynchronous And Pdh
Our T1/E1 and T3 chips are the most highly integrated TDM interface chips on the market today. They enable network equipment vendors to offer more reliable products at a lower cost. They are pin and software compatible in both North American and European systems, enabling vendors to develop common designs for the worldwide market. And they provide additional economies because they integrate the digital framing and analog line interface unit functions in a single device.

Sonet/Sdh
Our Stel/ar (SONET/SDH Telecommunications Architecture) products provide a complete chip set for transmission, multiplexing and switching applications including add-drop multiplexers and digital cross-connect systems. They work with both North American and international standards and provide system-wide solutions, enabling vendors to build systems handling 155 megabits per second through to 622 megabits per second, meeting all current standards quickly, again improving time-to-market. PMC-Sierra's proprietary modular design methodology lends itself to cost-effective system upgrades as SONET/SDH standards evolve.

Ethernet

Services