PMC-Sierra

Quantum Effect Design (1997) -> Quantum Effect Devices (2000) -> PMC-Sierra -> Microsemi (2016)

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• https://www.microsemi.com

PMC-Sierra on Wikipedia

See also: Brecis, Cavium, Sierra Wireless and Skyworks

Timeline

• Sierra Semiconductor (Sierra Semi) was founded in 1984.
• Pacific Microelectronics Centre (PMC) - Microtel 1992-1994.
• Sierra Semi acquired Bipolar Integrated Technology in 1996.
• PMC Sierra changing its name to PMC-Sierra in 1997.
• It acquired Integrated Telecom Technology Inc. in 1998.
• PMC-Sierra acquired Quantum Effect Devices in 2000.
• PMC-Sierra acquired Passave, Inc. (SoC) in May 2006.
• PMC-Sierra acquired Wintegra Inc. on October 2010.
• PMC-Sierra acquired IDT (Enterprise Flash Controller) on 2013.
• Microsemi Corporation completed acquisition of PMC-Sierra on 2016.

Storage

• PMC-Sierra acquired the channel storage business from Adaptec.
• PMC-Sierra acquired IDT's Enterprise Flash Controller Business.

Processors

• MSP2000 - Cavium CN200 (SoC NITROX SoHo)
• MSP2004 - PMC-Sierra • MSP2004
• MSP2005 - PMC-Sierra
• MSP2006 - PMC-Sierra • MSP2006
• MSP2007 - PMC-Sierra
• MSP2010 - Cavium CN201 (SoC NITROX SoHo)
• MSP2015 - PMC-Sierra
• MSP2020 - PMC-Sierra
• MSP2100 - Cavium CN210 (SoC NITROX SoHo)
• MSP3000 -
• MSP4000 - PMC-Sierra
• MSP4200 - PMC-Sierra • ASUS AX-112W
• MSP5000 - PMC-Sierra

Devices

Device	Type	PHY modes	Manuf.	CPU1	FLA1	RAM1	Radio1	Radio2	Switch	Ether.	Expan.	Ports	FCC date
ASUS AX-112W FCC ID: PDD-AR5BMB5 has internal images has external images	analog phone gateway VoIP phone adapter	bg G54	CoO:	PMC-Sierra MSP4200 170 MHz	Macronix 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	Samsung 32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />	Atheros AR2414 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: none specified Is a module Lite-On WN2302A			100MbE 1x LAN 100MbE 1x WAN	Mini PCI		2007-03-01 (no FCC)
AboCom ARM904 FCC ID: MQ4ARM904, M4Y-XG-600	wireless router	bg G54	CoO:	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	AMD 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	ICSI 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA Is a module Z-Com XG-601		ADMtek ADM6996	100MbE 4x LAN 100MbE 1x WAN	Mini PCI		2003-10-30
Blitzz BWA711 v1 (??) FCC ID: JCK-GN-WIAG	wireless router	bg G108	XAVi CoO:	Brecis MSP2006 167 MHz 1 cores	Macronix 2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br />	SK hynix 16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />	Atheros AR5213A ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL Is a module Gigabyte GN-WIAG			100MbE 4x LAN			2003-11-26
Check Point VPN-1 Edge W FCC ID: P6XSBXW-166LHGE-4 has internal images	security appliance	bg G54 Edge	CoO:	Brecis MSP2100 170 MHz 1 cores	AMD 16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />	ICSI 64 MiB67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br />	Atheros AR5213 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA Is a module Gigabyte GN-WIAG01		IC+ IP175C	100MbE 4x LAN 100MbE 2x WAN	USB 2.0 Mini PCI	2x USB	2004-10-06
D-Link DI-624+ FCC ID: KA2T1130, O7J-GL2454MP-0T has internal images has external images	wireless router	bg G54 DI-624	Global Sun GL2454RT-IA1	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	Macronix 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	SK hynix 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	Texas Instruments TNETW1130 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: none specified Is a module Global Sun GL2454MP-0T		Marvell 88E6060	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI		2003-08-11
D-Link DWL-2000AP+ rev A1 FCC ID: KA2T1130, O7J-GL2454MP-0T has external images	access point	bg G54	Global Sun GL2454AP	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	Macronix 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	SK hynix 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	Texas Instruments TNETW1130 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: none specified Is a module Global Sun GL2454MP-0T			100MbE 1x LAN	Mini PCI		2003-08-11
Fiberlogic Matrix 21 FCC ID: SBRFLWR19XX2X01, Q5SWM68	wireless router	bg G54		Brecis MSP2006 166 MHz 1 cores	Macronix 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	ESMT 32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA Is a module Fi Win WM68		ADMtek ADM6996	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI USB 2.0	4x USB	2004-07-15
Gigabyte GN-B49G FCC ID: JCK-GN-WIAG has external images	wireless router	bg G108	CoO:	Brecis MSP2006 166 MHz 1 cores	AMD 2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br />	ICSI 32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />	Atheros AR5213A ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL Is a module Gigabyte GN-WIAG		IC+ IP175A	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI
Hawking HWR54G FCC ID: MQ4ARM904, M4Y-XG-600 has internal images has external images	wireless router	bg G54	AboCom ARM904 CoO:	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	AMD 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	ICSI 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA Is a module Z-Com XG-601		ADMtek ADM6996	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI		2003-10-30
Linksys WPS54GU2 FCC ID: Q87-WPS54GU2, MXF-M920403G, M4Y-XG-600, P27-LA10	print server	bg G54	SerComm CoO:	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	SK hynix 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	ISSI 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL Is a module Gemtek WL-850F			100MbE 1x LAN	Mini PCI USB 2.0 Parallel	1x USB	2004-01-14
Motorola WPS870G FCC ID: ACQWPS870G, M4Y-XG-600	print server	bg G54	SerComm CoO:	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	AMD 2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br />	ISSI 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL Is a module Z-Com XG-601			100MbE 1x LAN	Mini PCI USB 2.0	1x USB	2004-05-04
Netgear FR328S	Router Firewall	none	CoO:	Brecis MSP2000 1 cores	AMD 2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br />	Winbond 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	unk.		Broadcom BCM5317KQM	100MbE 8x LAN 1x WAN
Netgear FWG114Pv1 FCC ID: PY3FWG114P has internal images	wireless router print server	bg G54	SerComm CoO:	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	AMD 2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br />	Winbond 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA Is a module Z-Com XG-601		Marvell 88E6060	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI USB 2.0	1x USB	2003-10-27
Netgear WGR614v1 FCC ID: PY3WGR614 has internal images has external images	wireless router	bg G54	SerComm CoO:	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	SK hynix 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	ICSI 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL Is a module Z-Com XG-601		ADMtek ADM6996	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI		2003-06-18
OvisLink AirLive WMU-9000VPN FCC ID: Q5SWM68, Q5SWM68-1 has internal images	wireless router	bg G108		Brecis MSP2006 166 MHz 1 cores	8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	ESMT 32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA Is a module Fi Win WM68		ADMtek ADM6996	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI USB 2.0	4x USB	2004-01-12
Soyo AWRO3101 FCC ID: MQ4ARM904, M4Y-XG-600	wireless router	bg G54	AboCom ARM904 CoO:	Brecis MSP2007 166 MHz 1 cores	AMD 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	ICSI 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3880 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA Is a module Z-Com XG-601		ADMtek ADM6996	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI		2003-10-30
USRobotics USR5450 FCC ID: O7J-GL2454MP-0T has external images	access point	bg G108	Global Sun CoO:	Brecis MSP2006 166 MHz 1 cores	1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	Texas Instruments TNETW1130 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: RP-SMA Is a module Global Sun GL2454MP-0T			100MbE 1x LAN	Mini PCI		2003-08-11
USRobotics USR8054 FCC ID: O7J-GL2454MP-0T has internal images has external images	wireless router	bg G108	Global Sun GL2454RT-IT0-U10 CoO:	Brecis MSP2006 166 MHz 1 cores	Macronix 1 MiB1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />	SK hynix 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />	Texas Instruments TNETW1130 ?x?:?, bg Ant. conn: RP-SMA Is a module Global Sun GL2454MP-0T		Marvell 88E6060	100MbE 4x LAN 1x WAN	Mini PCI		2003-08-11
WatchGuard Firebox SOHO 6 (BF4S16E5W) FCC ID: Q6G-BF4S16E5W, M4Y-03251	wireless router	b B11	SerComm CoO:	Brecis MSP2000 150 MHz 1 cores	4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />	ICSI 16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br />	Intersil ISL3873A ?x?:?, b Ant. conn: RP-MMCX, RP-SMA Is a module Z-Com XI-325		ADMtek ADM6996	100MbE 4x LAN 100MbE 1x WAN	PCMCIA (16-bit)		2003-06-17