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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10 - Q



|x | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

for the quarterly period ended March 29, 2009



| ̈ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the Transition Period From  to

Commission
File Number 0-19084

PMC-Sierra, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

A Delaware Corporation - I.R.S. NO.
94-2925073

3975 Freedom Circle

Santa Clara, CA 95054

(408) 239-8000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes   ̈    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of large accelerated filer,
accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



|                           |  |                      |  |                          |  |                             
|-------------------------- |  | -------------------- |  | ------------------------ |  | ----------------------------
|Large accelerated filer  x |  | Accelerated filer   ̈ |  | Non-accelerated filer   ̈ |  | Smaller reporting company   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   ̈    No  x

Common shares outstanding at May 1, 2009  222,730,323









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INDEX



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|PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |  |                                                                                      
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 1.                        |  | Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                      |  |     
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|                               |  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations                                       |  | 3   
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|                               |  | Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                 |  | 4   
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|                               |  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                       |  | 5   
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|                               |  | Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                              |  | 6   
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 2.                        |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  | 26  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 3.                        |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                            |  | 38  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 4.                        |  | Controls and Procedures                                                               |  | 41  
|                               | 
|PART II - OTHER INFORMATION    |  |                                                                                      
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 1.                        |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                     |  | 42  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 1A.                       |  | Risk Factors                                                                          |  | 43  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 2.                        |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                           |  | 58  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 3.                        |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                       |  | 58  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 4.                        |  | Submission Of Matters To A Vote By Stockholders                                       |  | 58  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 5.                        |  | Other Information                                                                     |  | 58  
|                               |  |                                                                                      
|Item 6.                        |  | Exhibits                                                                              |  | 58  
|                               | 
|Signatures                     |  | 59                                                                                   



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Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements (Unaudited)

PMC-Sierra, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except for
per share amounts)



|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                         |  | Three Months Ended |        
|                                                                                         |  | March 29,2009      |         |   | March 30,2008Restated - Note 1 |  
|Net revenues                                                                             |  | $                  | 102,572 |   |                                | $ | 125,040 |  
|Cost of revenues                                                                         |  |                    | 36,803  |   |                                |   | 43,306  |  
|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Gross profit                                                                             |  |                    | 65,769  |   |                                |   | 81,734  |  
|Other costs and expenses:                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Research and development                                                                 |  |                    | 38,628  |   |                                |   | 37,310  |  
|Selling, general and administrative                                                      |  |                    | 21,889  |   |                                |   | 24,209  |  
|Amortization of purchased intangible assets                                              |  |                    | 9,836   |   |                                |   | 9,836   |  
|Restructuring costs and other charges                                                    |  |                    | 335     |   |                                |   | 887     |  
|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from operations                                                            |  |                    | (4,919  | ) |                                |   | 9,492   |  
|Other income (expense):                                                                  |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Foreign exchange gain                                                                    |  |                    | 4,070   |   |                                |   | 3,158   |  
|Gain on repurchase of senior convertible notes, net and amortization of debt issue costs |  |                    | (50     | ) |                                |   | 4,786   |  
|Loss on subleased facilities                                                             |  |                    | (538    | ) |                                |   |        |  
|Interest income (expense), net                                                           |  |                    | (811    | ) |                                |   | 327     |  
|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Income (loss) before provision for income taxes                                          |  |                    | (2,248  | ) |                                |   | 17,763  |  
|Provision for income taxes                                                               |  |                    | (1,669  | ) |                                |   | (38,686 | )
|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                                                 |  | $                  | (3,917  | ) |                                | $ | (20,923 | )
|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Net loss per common share - basic and diluted                                            |  | $                  | (0.02   | ) |                                | $ | (0.10   | )
|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Shares used in per share calculation - basic and diluted                                 |  |                    | 223,844 |   |                                |   | 219,931 |  
|                                                                                         |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  

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PMC-Sierra, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except par value)



|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | --------- | - | --------------------------------- | - | --------- | -
|                                                                                                                 |  | March 29,2009 |           |   | December 28,2008Restated - Note 1 |  
|ASSETS:                                                                                                          |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Current assets:                                                                                                  |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                        |  | $             | 247,435   |   |                                   | $ | 97,839    |  
|Short-term investments                                                                                           |  |               | 70,542    |   |                                   |   | 209,685   |  
|Accounts receivable, net of allowance doubtful accounts of $1,148 (2008 - $1,148)                                |  |               | 40,372    |   |                                   |   | 40,191    |  
|Inventories, net                                                                                                 |  |               | 30,889    |   |                                   |   | 34,003    |  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                        |  |               | 12,633    |   |                                   |   | 9,683     |  
|Deferred tax assets                                                                                              |  |               | 883       |   |                                   |   | 3,949     |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Total current assets                                                                                             |  |               | 402,754   |   |                                   |   | 395,350   |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                         |  |               | 396,144   |   |                                   |   | 396,144   |  
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                           |  |               | 144,312   |   |                                   |   | 153,956   |  
|Prepaid expenses                                                                                                 |  |               | 22,694    |   |                                   |   |          |  
|Property and equipment, net                                                                                      |  |               | 14,408    |   |                                   |   | 15,858    |  
|Investments and other assets                                                                                     |  |               | 11,168    |   |                                   |   | 3,512     |  
|Deposits for wafer fabrication capacity                                                                          |  |               | 5,145     |   |                                   |   | 5,145     |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                 |  | $             | 996,625   |   |                                   | $ | 969,965   |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY:                                                                            |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Current liabilities:                                                                                             |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                                 |  | $             | 17,338    |   |                                   | $ | 17,066    |  
|Accrued liabilities                                                                                              |  |               | 50,703    |   |                                   |   | 51,390    |  
|Liability for unrecognized tax benefit                                                                           |  |               | 23,321    |   |                                   |   | 23,398    |  
|Income taxes payable                                                                                             |  |               | 9,708     |   |                                   |   |          |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                            |  |               | 4,007     |   |                                   |   | 2,042     |  
|Accrued restructuring costs                                                                                      |  |               | 5,396     |   |                                   |   | 5,938     |  
|Deferred income                                                                                                  |  |               | 8,912     |   |                                   |   | 11,200    |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Total current liabilities                                                                                        |  |               | 119,385   |   |                                   |   | 111,034   |  
|2.25% senior convertible notes due October 15, 2025                                                              |  |               | 56,085    |   |                                   |   | 55,357    |  
|Long-term obligations                                                                                            |  |               | 6,746     |   |                                   |   | 503       |  
|Deferred taxes and other tax liabilities                                                                         |  |               | 18,779    |   |                                   |   | 17,806    |  
|Liability for unrecognized tax benefit                                                                           |  |               | 6,989     |   |                                   |   | 3,352     |  
|PMC special shares convertible into 2,025 (2008 - 2,045) shares of common stock                                  |  |               | 2,638     |   |                                   |   | 2,655     |  
|Contingencies (Note 11)                                                                                          |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                            |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Common stock, par value $.001: 900,000 shares authorized; 222,372 shares issued and outstanding (2008 - 221,335) |  |               | 242       |   |                                   |   | 241       |  
|Additional paid in capital                                                                                       |  |               | 1,480,978 |   |                                   |   | 1,471,476 |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                             |  |               | (2,059    | ) |                                   |   | (3,218    | )
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                              |  |               | (693,158  | ) |                                   |   | (689,241  | )
|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|Total stockholders equity                                                                                       |  |               | 786,003   |   |                                   |   | 779,258   |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                 |  | $             | 996,625   |   |                                   | $ | 969,965   |  
|                                                                                                                 |  |               |           |   |                                   |   |           |  

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PMC-Sierra, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)



|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                |  | Three Months Ended |        
|                                                                                |  | March 29,2009      |         |   | March 30,2008Restated - Note 1 |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                           |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                                        |  | $                  | (3,917  | ) |                                | $ | (20,923 | )
|Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                   |  |                    | 14,103  |   |                                |   | 15,002  |  
|Stock-based compensation                                                        |  |                    | 5,461   |   |                                |   | 7,006   |  
|Foreign exchange gain on tax liability, net                                     |  |                    | (3,576  | ) |                                |   | (3,605  | )
|Gain on repurchase of senior convertible notes, net                             |  |                    |        |   |                                |   | (4,931  | )
|Loss on subleased facilities                                                    |  |                    | 538     |   |                                |   |        |  
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                    |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Accounts receivable                                                             |  |                    | (181    | ) |                                |   | (6,308  | )
|Inventories                                                                     |  |                    | 3,151   |   |                                |   | (1,630  | )
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                       |  |                    | 923     |   |                                |   | 711     |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                        |  |                    | (5,182  | ) |                                |   | (7,496  | )
|Deferred income taxes and income taxes payable                                  |  |                    | 135     |   |                                |   | 38,556  |  
|Accrued restructuring costs                                                     |  |                    | (542    | ) |                                |   | (1,218  | )
|Deferred income                                                                 |  |                    | (2,288  | ) |                                |   | 3,699   |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                       |  |                    | 8,625   |   |                                |   | 18,863  |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                           |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Purchases of property and equipment                                             |  |                    | (926    | ) |                                |   | (1,435  | )
|Purchase of intangible assets                                                   |  |                    | (1,270  | ) |                                |   | (4,155  | )
|Distribution of short-term investments                                          |  |                    | 139,143 |   |                                |   |        |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                             |  |                    | 136,947 |   |                                |   | (5,590  | )
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                           |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Repurchase of senior convertible notes                                          |  |                    |        |   |                                |   | (95,491 | )
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                          |  |                    | 4,024   |   |                                |   | 3,891   |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                             |  |                    | 4,024   |   |                                |   | (91,600 | )
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                    |  |                    |        |   |                                |   | (971    | )
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                            |  |                    | 149,596 |   |                                |   | (79,298 | )
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period                              |  |                    | 97,839  |   |                                |   | 364,922 |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period                                    |  | $                  | 247,435 |   |                                | $ | 285,624 |  
|                                                                                |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  

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PMC-Sierra, Inc.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

NOTE 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of business. PMC-Sierra, Inc. (the Company or PMC) designs, develops, markets and supports semiconductor solutions for Enterprise Networking, Wide Area Network Infrastructure, and Access Network
markets. The Company offers worldwide technical and sales support through a network of offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

Basis of
presentation. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and United States Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules or regulations.
These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, but reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. These Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2008. The results of
operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected in future periods. Fiscal 2009 will consist of 52 weeks and will end on Sunday, December 27, 2009. Fiscal 2008 consisted of 52 weeks and ended on
Sunday, December 28, 2008. The first quarter of 2009 and 2008 consisted of 13 weeks each.

Estimates.The preparation of financial statements
and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, stock-based
compensation, purchase accounting assumptions including those used to calculate the fair value of intangible assets and goodwill, the valuation of investments, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory reserves, depreciation and amortization, asset
impairments, sales returns, warranty costs, income taxes including uncertain tax positions, restructuring costs, assumptions used to measure the fair value of the debt component of our senior convertible notes and contingencies. Actual results could
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Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first out) or market (estimated net realizable
value). Inventories (net of reserves of $9.8 million and $9.3 million at March 29, 2009 and December 28, 2008, respectively) were as follows:



|                 |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|---------------- |  | ------------- | ------ | ---------------- | - | ------
|(in thousands)   |  | March 29,2009 |        | December 28,2008
|Work-in-progress |  | $             | 14,501 |                  | $ | 11,391
|Finished goods   |  |               | 16,388 |                  |   | 22,612
|                 |  |               |        |                  |   |       
|                 |  | $             | 30,889 |                  | $ | 34,003
|                 |  |               |        |                  |   |       

Derivatives and Hedging Activities.Fluctuating foreign exchange rates may negatively impact PMCs
operations and cash flows. The Company periodically hedges foreign currency forecasted transactions related to certain operating expenses. All derivatives are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. For a derivative designated as a
fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in net income (loss). For a derivative designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair
value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in net income (loss) when the hedged item affects net income (loss). Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recognized in
net income (loss). If the derivative used in an economic hedging relationship is not designated in an accounting hedging relationship or if it becomes ineffective, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in net income (loss).
During the quarter ended March 29, 2009, all hedges were designated as cash flow hedges.

Product warranties. The Company provides a limited
warranty on most of its standard products and accrues for the estimated cost at the time of shipment. The Company estimates its warranty costs based on historical failure rates and related repair or replacement costs. The change in the
Companys accrued warranty obligations from December 28, 2008 to March 29, 2009 and for the same period in the prior year were as follows:



|                                                               |  |                    |       |   |               |   |       |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----- | - | ------------- | - | ----- | -
|                                                               |  | Three Months Ended |      
|(in thousands)                                                 |  | March 29,2009      |       |   | March 30,2008 |  
|Balance, beginning of the period                               |  | $                  | 6,031 |   |               | $ | 6,239 |  
|Accrual for new warranties issued                              |  |                    | 308   |   |               |   | 273   |  
|Reduction for payments and product replacements                |  |                    | (267  | ) |               |   | (529  | )
|Adjustments related to changes in estimate of warranty accrual |  |                    | (16   | ) |               |   | 192   |  
|                                                               |  |                    |       |   |               |   |       |  
|Balance, end of the period                                     |  | $                  | 6,056 |   |               | $ | 6,175 |  
|                                                               |  |                    |       |   |               |   |       |  

The Companys accrual for warranty obligations is included in accrued liabilities in the Condensed
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Other Indemnifications.From time to time, on a limited basis, the Company indemnifies its customers, as well as
its suppliers, contractors, lessors, and others with whom it enters into contracts, against combinations of loss, expense, or liability arising from various triggering events related to the sale and use of its products, the use of their goods and
services, the use of facilities, the state of assets that the Company sells and other matters covered by such contracts, normally up to a specified maximum amount. The Company evaluates estimated losses for such indemnifications under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, as interpreted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. The Company has no history of significant indemnification claims for such obligations.

Stock-based compensation.The Company accounts for its compensation expense for all share-based payment awards in accordance with SFAS No. 123 (revised
2004), Share-Based Payment, (SFAS 123(R)). SFAS 123(R) requires the Company to measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The cost of such
award will be recognized over the period during which services are provided in exchange for the award, generally the vesting period.

During the first
quarter of 2009, the Company recognized $5.5 million stock-based compensation expense. Where a tax deduction for stock-based compensation was available to the Company, a valuation allowance for the related deferred tax assets was recorded.

The Company uses the straight-line method over the requisite service period for attributing stock-based compensation expense. See Note 4 for further
information on stock-based compensation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Effective December 29, 2008, the Company retrospectively adopted the FASB issued Staff Position Accounting Principles Board Opinion 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash
Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlements), (APB 14-1), as required, which changed the accounting treatment for the Companys convertible securities which may settle fully or partially in cash. Under APB 14-1, cash
settled convertible securities are separated into their debt and equity components. The value assigned to the debt component is the estimated fair value, as of the issuance date, of a similar debt instrument without the conversion feature, and the
difference between the proceeds for the convertible debt and the amount reflected as debt, is recorded as equity. As a result, the debt component is recorded at a discount from its face value, reflecting its below market coupon interest rate. The
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The Companys senior convertible notes (the Notes) with a face value of $225.0 million were issued in
October 2005 and bear interest at a rate of 2.25% per annum. At the date of issuance, the Companys borrowing rate for similar debt instruments without any equity conversion features was estimated to be 8.0% per annum. This
borrowing rate of 8.0% was estimated following guidance in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (SFAS 157) using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the liability
component, including market interest rates, credit standing, yield curves and volatilities, all of which are defined as Level 2 observable inputs. Under APB 14-1, at the issuance date, the debt and equity components would have been $155.6 million
and $69.4 million, respectively, before considering related issuance costs. The debt which is recorded at a discount from its face value is accreted to its face value over seven years, which is the earliest date at which the holders of these Notes
may redeem them, with accretion being reflected as additional interest expense in the statement of operations.

The Company recorded the issuance costs of
$6.8 million of which $4.7 million were deferred and are being amortized over seven years, which is the earliest date at which the holders of these Notes may redeem them, which approximates the effective interest method. The remaining $2.1 million
was recorded as equity.

The following tables are reconciliations between amounts reported in previous filings as of the year-ended December 28, 2008
and for the first quarter of 2008 to the amounts reported in the current filing for these same periods to reflect retroactive adjustments:

Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet



|                                                    |  |                             |           |   |              |   |           |  
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | --------- | - | ------------ | - | --------- | -
|                                                    |  | Year EndedDecember 28, 2008 |          
|(in thousands, except for per share amounts)        |  | Restated                    |           |   | Asreported** |  
|Assets:                                             |  |                             |           |   |              |   |           |  
|Deferred debt issue costs*                          |  | $                           | 774       |   |              | $ | 1,127     |  
|Total assets                                        |  |                             | 969,965   |   |              |   | 970,318   |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity:               |  |                             |           |   |              |   |           |  
|2.25% senior convertible notes due October 15, 2025 |  |                             | 55,357    |   |              |   | 68,340    |  
|Additional paid in capital                          |  |                             | 1,471,476 |   |              |   | 1,436,306 |  
|Accumulated deficit                                 |  |                             | (689,241  | ) |              |   | (666,701  | )
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity           |  |                             | 969,965   |   |              |   | 970,318   |  



|* | Deferred debt issue costs are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Investments and other assets.
|- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|** | Balances are as reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2008.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:



|                                                                                        |  |                                  |         |   |               |   |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                        |  | Three Months EndedMarch 30, 2008 |        
|(in thousands, except for per share amounts)                                            |  | Restated                         |         |   | Asreported*** |  
|Other income (expense):                                                                 |  |                                  |         |   |               |   |         |  
|Interest income (expense)                                                               |  | $                                | 327     |   |               | $ | 2,234   |  
|Gain on repurchase of senior convertible notes, net of amortization of debt issue costs |  |                                  | 4,786   |   |               |   | 1,144   |  
|Net loss                                                                                |  |                                  | (20,923 | ) |               |   | (22,658 | )
|Net loss per common share - basic and diluted                                           |  | $                                | (0.10   | ) |               | $ | (0.10   | )
|Shares used in per share calculation - basic and diluted                                |  |                                  | 219,931 |   |               |   | 219,931 |  



|                                                                                |  |                                  |        |   |               |   |        |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------ | - | ------------- | - | ------ | -
|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:                                |  |                                  |        |   |               |   |        |  
|                                                                                | 
|                                                                                |  | Three Months EndedMarch 30, 2008 |       
|                                                                                |  | Restated                         |        |   | Asreported*** |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                           |  |                                  |        |   |               |   |        |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |                                  |        |   |               |   |        |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                   |  | $                                | 15,002 |   |               | $ | 13,157 |  
|Gain on repurchase of senior convertible notes, net                             |  |                                  | (4,931 | ) |               |   | (1,351 | )



|*** | Balances are as reported in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2008.
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See Note 7. Long-Term Obligations for required disclosures under APB 14-1.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, (SFAS 141(R)). SFAS 141(R) changes the accounting for acquisitions that close beginning in 2009. More transactions and events qualify as
business combinations and are accounted for at fair value under the new standard. SFAS 141(R) promotes greater use of fair values in financial reporting. Some of the changes introduce more volatility into earnings. SFAS 141(R) is effective
for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. There was no financial reporting impact due to this new standard. The Company will apply this new standard on any future business combinations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements,
(SFAS 160), an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51. SFAS 160 changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests which are recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of
equity. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. There was no financial
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In December 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force (the Task Force) of the FASB issued EITF Issue 07-1,
Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements, (EITF 07-1). Collaborative arrangements are agreements between parties that participate in some type of joint operating activity. The Task Force provided indicators to help identify
collaborative arrangements and provides for reporting of such arrangements on a gross or net basis pursuant to guidance in existing authoritative literature. The Task Force also expanded disclosure requirements about collaborative arrangements.
Conclusions within EITF 07-1 are effective for fiscal years beginning December 15, 2008 and are to be applied retrospectively. There was no financial reporting impact due to this standard.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities to fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2008. In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-3, Determining the Fair value of a Financial Asset When the Market for that Asset is not Active,whereby entities must account for revisions to fair value
estimates resulting from the change in accounting estimate under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, but do not need to provide the disclosures required by that Statement. The
adoption of SFAS 157 related to financial assets and liabilities did not have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2008, the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, (SFAS 161), which is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative
instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures about the effects of an entitys derivative instruments and hedging activities on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. There was no financial reporting impact due to this standard.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets(FSP FAS 142-3), which amends the guidance about
estimating the useful lives of recognized intangible assets and requires additional disclosures related to renewing or extending the terms of recognized intangible assets under SFAS 142. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2008. There was no financial reporting impact due to this standard.



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In November 2008, the Task Force of FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 08-7, Accounting for Defensive Intangible
Assets,(EITF 08-7). EITF 08-7 will require entities to account for a defensive intangible asset as a separate unit of accounting at the time of acquisition, not combined with the acquirers existing recognized or
unrecognized intangible assets. This consensus is effective for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and will impact the accounting for intangible assets acquired after
the effective date. There was no financial reporting impact due to this standard.

NOTE 2. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

PMC generates revenues in United States dollars but incurs a portion of its operating expenses in various foreign currencies, primarily the Canadian dollar. To minimize
the short-term impact of foreign currency fluctuations, the Company uses currency forward contracts.

At March 29, 2009, the Company had 15 contracts
outstanding to purchase Canadian dollars, all with maturities of less than 12 months, which qualified and were designated as cash flow hedges. The United States dollar notional amount of these contracts was $33.8 million and the contracts had a fair
value of $(2.9) million as of March 29, 2009.

NOTE 3. Fair Value Measurements

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures on fair value
measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued the related FSP 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 that deferred the effective date of SFAS 157 for one year for non-financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on
a non-recurring basis. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants on the measurement date. SFAS 157 also specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1  Quoted prices in active markets are available for identical assets and liabilities. The Companys Level 1 assets include cash equivalents, which are
generally acquired or sold at par value and are actively traded.

Level 2  Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Companys Level 2 liabilities include forward currency
contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or corroborated with observable market data. Level 2 observable inputs were used in estimating estimated interest rates used to determine the
fair value of the debt component of our senior convertible notes (see Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 7. Long-Term Obligations).



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Level 3 - Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally not observable in the marketplace. These inputs
may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in managements best estimate of fair value. At each balance sheet date, the Company performs an analysis of all instruments subject to SFAS 157 and would include in Level 3 all of
those whose fair value is based on significant unobservable inputs. The Companys Level 3 assets include investments in money market funds classified in short-term investments (see Note 6. Investment Securities).

Financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of March 29, 2009 and December 28, 2008 are summarized below:



|                               |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        
|------------------------------ |  | ----------------------------- | ------- | ------- | - | ------- |  | - | -------
|                               |  | Fair Value, March 29, 2009   
|(in thousands)                 |  | Level 1                       |         | Level 2 |   | Level 3
|Assets:                        |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        
|Investment securities (1)      |  | $                             | 242,225 |         | $ |        |  | $ | 70,542 
|Liabilities:                   |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        
|Forward currency contracts (2) |  | $                             |        |         | $ | 2,942   |  | $ |       
|                               |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        
|                               | 
|                               |  | Fair value, December 28, 2008
|(in thousands)                 |  | Level 1                       |         | Level 2 |   | Level 3
|Assets:                        |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        
|Investment securities (1)      |  | $                             | 69,213  |         | $ |        |  | $ | 209,685
|                               |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        
|Liabilities:                   |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        
|Forward currency contracts (2) |  | $                             |        |         | $ | 4,630   |  | $ |       
|                               |  |                               |         |         |   |         |  |   |        



|(1) | Included in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments (see Note 6. Investment Securities).
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|(2) | Included in accrued liabilities
|--- | -------------------------------

The following table is a reconciliation
of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis classified as Level 3, for the first quarter of 2009:



|                                             |  |         |          |  
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ------- | -------- | -
|(in thousands)                               |  | Level 3 |         
|Balance at December 28, 2008                 |  | $       | 209,685  |  
|Partial distributions from the Reserve Funds |  |         | (139,143 | )
|                                             |  |         |          |  
|Balance at March 29, 2009                    |  | $       | 70,542   |  
|                                             |  |         |          |  

NOTE 4. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has two stock-based compensation programs, which are described below. None of the Companys stock-based awards under these plans are classified as liabilities. The Company did not capitalize any
stock-based compensation cost, and recorded compensation expense for the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, as follows:



|                                    |  |                    |       |               |   |      
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----- | ------------- | - | -----
|                                    |  | Three Months Ended
|(in thousands)                      |  | March 29,2009      |       | March 30,2008
|Cost of revenues                    |  | $                  | 205   |               | $ | 315  
|Research and development            |  |                    | 2,331 |               |   | 3,162
|Selling, general and administrative |  |                    | 2,925 |               |   | 3,529
|                                    |  |                    |       |               |   |      
|Total                               |  | $                  | 5,461 |               | $ | 7,006
|                                    |  |                    |       |               |   |      

The Company received cash of $4.0 million and $3.9 million on the issuance of stock-based awards during the first
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Equity Award Plans

The
Company issues its common stock under the provisions of the 2008 Equity Plan (the 2008 Plan). Stock option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Companys common stock at the grant date.
The options generally expire within five to 10 years and vest over four years.

The 2008 Plan was approved by stockholders at the 2008 Annual Meeting. The
2008 Plan became effective on January 1, 2009 (the Effective Date). It is a successor to the 1994 Incentive Stock Plan (the 1994 Plan) and the 2001 Stock Option Plan (the 2001 Plan). Up to 30,000,000 shares
of our common stock have been initially reserved for issuance under the 2008 Plan. The implementation of the 2008 Plan did not affect any options or restricted stock units outstanding under the 1994 Plan or the 2001 Plan on the Effective Date. To
the extent any of those options or restricted stock units subsequently terminate unexercised or prior to issuance of shares thereunder, the number of shares of common stock subject to those terminated options and restricted stock units will be added
to the share reserve available for issuance under the 2008 Plan, up to an additional 15,000,000 shares. No additional shares may be issued under the 1994 Plan or the 2001 Plan. In 2006, the Company assumed the stock option plans and all outstanding
stock options of Passave, Inc. as part of the merger consideration in that business combination.

Activity under the option plans during the first quarter
of 2009 was as follows:



|                               |  |                  |   |  |                                        |       |                                                 |      |                                          |   |           
|------------------------------ |  | ---------------- | - |  | -------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------- | - | ----------
|                               |  | Number ofoptions |   |  | Weightedaverageexerciseprice per share |       | Weightedaverageremainingcontractualterm (years) |      | Aggregateintrinsicvalue atMarch 29, 2009
|Outstanding, December 28, 2008 |  | 28,195,000       |   |  | $                                      | 9.35  |                                                 |      |                                          |   |           
|Granted                        |  | 3,239,626        |   |  | $                                      | 4.99  |                                                 |      |                                          |   |           
|Exercised                      |  | (95,748          | ) |  | $                                      | 4.13  |                                                 |      |                                          |   |           
|Forfeited                      |  | (1,967,442       | ) |  | $                                      | 13.37 |                                                 |      |                                          |   |           
|Outstanding, March 29, 2009    |  | 29,371,436       |   |  | $                                      | 8.62  |                                                 | 6.89 |                                          | $ | 18,252,029
|                               |  |                  |   |  |                                        |       |                                                 |      |                                          |   |           
|Exercisable, March 29, 2009    |  | 18,592,503       |   |  | $                                      | 9.89  |                                                 | 5.75 |                                          | $ | 8,322,883 

No adjustment was required with respect to fully vested options that expired during the first quarter of 2009.
During the first quarter of 2009, adjustments of $1.8 million were recorded as a reduction to stock-based compensation expense for pre-vesting forfeitures associated primarily with restructuring related activities carried out in 2007.

The fair value of the Companys stock option awards granted to employees during the first quarter of 2009 was estimated using a lattice-binomial valuation model.
The binomial model considers the contractual term of the option, the probability that the option will be exercised prior to the end of its contractual life, and the probability of termination or retirement of the option holder in computing the value
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The Companys estimates of expected volatilities are based on a weighted historical and market-based implied
volatility. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model; separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation
purposes. The expected term of options granted is derived from the output of the stock option valuation model and represents the period of time that granted options are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the
contractual life of the stock option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.

The fair values of the Companys
stock option awards were calculated for expense recognition in the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively, using an estimated forfeiture rate, assuming no expected dividends and using the following weighted average assumptions:



|                        |  |               |   |  |               |  
|----------------------- |  | ------------- | - |  | ------------- | -
|                        |  | Options       |  
|                        |  | March 29,2009 |   |  | March 30,2008 |  
|Expected life (years)   |  | 4.48          |   |  | 4.06          |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 65.8          | % |  | 55.5          | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 1.7           | % |  | 2.2           | %

The weighted average grant-date fair value per stock option granted during the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, was
$2.56 and $2.04 per stock option, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the first quarter of 2009 was $0.2 million.

As
of March 29, 2009, there was $27.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans, which is expected to be recognized over an average period of 2.9 years.

Restricted Stock Units

On February 1, 2007, the Company
amended its stock award plans to allow for the issuance of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to employees and members of the Board of Directors. The first grant of RSUs occurred on May 25, 2007. The grants vest over varying terms, up to
a maximum of four years from the date of grant.

A summary of RSU activity during the first quarter of 2009 is as follows:



|                                                                  |  |                       |   |  |                                         |  |                                        
|----------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | - |  | --------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------
|                                                                  |  | RestrictedStock Units |   |  | WeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm |  | Aggregateintrinsicvalue atMarch 29,2009
|Unvested shares at December 28, 2008                              |  | 1,862,762             |   |  |                                        |  |                                       
|Awarded                                                           |  | 59,009                |   |  |                                        |  |                                       
|Released                                                          |  | (7,109                | ) |  |                                        |  |                                       
|Forfeited                                                         |  | (100,868              | ) |  |                                        |  |                                       
|                                                                  |  |                       |   |  |                                         |  |                                        
|End of Period                                                     |  | 1,813,794             |   |  | 1.63                                    |  | 12,007,316                             
|Restricted Stock Units vested and expected to vest March 29, 2009 |  | 1,467,610             |   |  | 1.47                                    |  | 9,715,577                              



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As of March 29, 2009, total unrecognized compensation costs, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to
non-vested RSUs was $7.9 million, which is expected to be recognized over the next 2.9 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In 1991, the Company adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. The ESPP allows eligible participants
to purchase shares of the Companys common stock through payroll deductions at a price of 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Companys stock on the close of the first trading day or last trading day of the six-month purchase
period. Under the ESPP, the number of shares authorized to be available for issuance under the plan is increased automatically on January 1 of each year until the expiration of the plan. The increase will be limited to the lesser of (i) 1%
of the outstanding shares on January 1 of each year, (ii) 2,000,000 shares (after adjusting for stock dividends), or (iii) an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors.

During the first quarter of 2009, 916,383 shares were issued under the ESPP at a weighted average price of $3.96 per share. During the first quarter of 2008, 897,883
shares were issued under the ESPP at a weighted-average price of $3.91 per share. As of March 29, 2009, 7,367,773 shares were available for future issuance under the ESPP compared to 8,284,156 as at December 28, 2008.

The fair values of share purchases through the Companys ESPP were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, applying an estimated forfeiture rate,
assuming no expected dividends and using the following weighted average assumptions:



|                        |  |               |   |  |               |  
|----------------------- |  | ------------- | - |  | ------------- | -
|                        |  | ESPP          |  
|                        |  | March 29,2009 |   |  | March 30,2008 |  
|Expected life (years)   |  | 1.25          |   |  | 1.25          |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 61.8          | % |  | 50.4          | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.7           | % |  | 2.0           | %

The weighted average grant-date fair value of per ESPP award granted during the first quarter of 2009 was $1.29.

As of March 29, 2009, total unrecognized compensation costs, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested ESPP awards was $1.4 million,
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NOTE 5. Restructuring costs and other charges

The activity related to excess facility, contract termination and severance accruals under the Companys restructuring plans during the first quarter of 2009, by year of plan, were as follows:

Excess facility costs



|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|---------------------------- |  | ---- | ---- | - | ---- | - | --- | ---- |  | - | ----- | - |  | ----- | ----- | - |  | - | ----- | -
|(in thousands)               |  | 2007 |      |   | 2006 |   |     | 2005 |  |   | 2001  |   |  | Total |      
|Balance at December 28, 2008 |  | $    | 830  |   |      | $ | 178 |      |  | $ | 3,048 |   |  | $     | 1,875 |   |  | $ | 5,931 |  
|Reversals and adjustments    |  |      | (3   | ) |      |   | 3   |      |  |   |      |   |  |       | 16    |   |  |   | 16    |  
|New charges                  |  |      | 25   |   |      |   | 20  |      |  |   | 290   |   |  |       |      |   |  |   | 335   |  
|Cash payments                |  |      | (136 | ) |      |   | (91 | )    |  |   | (377  | ) |  |       | (286  | ) |  |   | (890  | )
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Balance at March 29, 2009    |  | $    | 716  |   |      | $ | 110 |      |  | $ | 2,961 |   |  | $     | 1,605 |   |  | $ | 5,392 |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |     
|Severance costs              |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |     
|(in thousands)               |  | 2007 |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |      
|Balance at December 28, 2008 |  | $    | 7    |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Reversals and adjustments    |  |      | 1    |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|New charges                  |  |      |     |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Cash payments                |  |      | (4   | ) |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Balance at March 29, 2009    |  | $    | 4    |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  

2007

In the first
quarter of 2007, the Company initiated a cost-reduction plan that involved staff reductions of 175 employees at various sites and the closure of design centers in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Company also vacated excess office
space at its Santa Clara, California facility. PMC continued to rationalize costs in the fourth quarter of 2007 by reducing headcount by 18 employees primarily at the Burnaby, British Columbia facility.

To date, the Company has incurred $10.5 million in termination and relocation costs, $3.0 million for excess facilities and $2.5 million in asset impairment charges
under this plan.

The Company has made payments of $12.3 million in connection with this plan. Payments related to the excess facilities may extend until
2011.

The Company initially expected to save approximately $16 million in payroll-related costs on an annualized basis. The Company achieved its prorated
portion of these expected cost savings in 2007. The Company continued to contain costs in accordance with its 2007 restructuring plan, however it also initiated new R&D programs in 2008 which resulted in increases in payroll-related costs of
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2006

In the third quarter
of 2006, the Company closed its Ottawa, Ontario development site in order to reduce operating expenses and the space was vacated by the end of the fourth quarter of 2006. Approximately 35 positions were eliminated, primarily from research and
development, resulting in the Company recording restructuring charges for termination benefits, relocation costs and accruals for excess facilities. The Company also eliminated 10 positions from research and development in its Portland, Oregon
development site, resulting in restructuring charges for severance, excess facilities, contract termination costs and asset impairment.

In connection with
these two actions in 2006, the Company has recorded $2.5 million in excess facilities and contract termination costs, $3.0 million in severance costs and $0.2 million in asset impairment charges, to date. The Company has made payments of $4.4
million related to the 2006 plan. To date, all severance costs under these two actions have been paid and payments related to the excess facilities will extend to 2010.

2005

During 2005, the Company completed various restructuring activities aimed at streamlining production and reducing
operating expenses. In the first quarter of 2005, the Company terminated 24 employees across all business functions. In the second quarter of 2005, the Company expanded the workforce reduction activities initiated during the first quarter and
terminated 63 employees from research and development located in the Santa Clara facility. In addition, the Company consolidated two manufacturing facilities (Santa Clara and Burnaby) into one facility (Burnaby), which involved the termination of 26
employees from production control, quality assurance, and product engineering. In the third quarter, the Company consolidated its facilities and vacated excess space in its Santa Clara location.

In the first quarter of 2006, the Company continued the workforce reduction plans initiated in 2005, primarily from its research and development group, in the Santa
Clara facility.

In the first quarter of 2009, the Company recorded an additional $0.3 million for excess facilities as the original assumptions regarding
possible sublease of the exited facilities were not realized, and made payments of $0.4 million related to this plan.

To date, the Company has recorded
$7.9 million for excess facilities and contract termination costs, $7.9 million for termination benefits and $0.9 million write-down of equipment and software assets whose assets were impaired as a result of this plan.

As of March 29, 2009, the Company has made payments relating to these activities of $13.9 million. All severance costs have been paid out and payments related to
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2003 and 2001

In 2003 and
2001, the Company implemented three restructuring plans aimed at focusing development efforts on key projects and reducing operating costs in response to the severe and prolonged economic downturn in the semiconductor industry. The Companys
assessment of the market demand for its products, and the development efforts necessary to meet this demand, were key factors in the decisions to implement these restructuring plans. Cost reductions in all other functional areas were also
implemented, as fewer resources were required to support the reduced level of development and sales activities during these periods.

The January
2003 restructuring included the termination of 175 employees and the closure of design centers in Maryland, Ireland and India, and vacating office space in the Santa Clara facility. To date, the Company has recorded restructuring charges of $18.3
million in accordance with SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, including $1.5 million for asset write-downs. These charges related to workforce reduction, lease and contract settlement costs
and the write-down of certain property, equipment and software assets whose value was impaired as a result of this restructuring plan. The Company has disposed of the property improvements and computer equipment and software licenses have been
cancelled or are no longer being used. The Company reversed the remaining $0.5 million accrual for this restructuring plan in 2007, as it completed this portion of the lease obligation at the Santa Clara facility. The Company paid a total of $12.7
million under this plan.

The October 2001 restructuring plan included the termination of 341 employees, the consolidation of excess facilities and the
curtailment of certain research and development projects, resulting in a restructuring charge of $175.3 million, including $12.2 million of asset write-downs. Due to the continued downturn in real estate markets, the Company recorded additional
provisions for abandoned office facilities of $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2004.

In the first quarter of 2001, the Company recorded a charge of
$19.9 million for a restructuring plan that included the termination of 223 employees across all business functions, the consolidation of a number of facilities and the curtailment of certain research and development projects. Due to the continued
downturn in real estate markets, the Company has recorded additional provisions for abandoned office facilities totaling $3.9 million since 2004. In the first quarter of 2009, the Company made cash payments of $0.3 million related to this plan,
bringing the total cash payments under the 2001 plan to $178.3 million.

The Company has completed the activities contemplated in these restructuring
plans, but has not yet terminated the leases on all of its surplus facilities. Efforts to exit these sites are ongoing, but the payments related to these facilities could extend to 2011.



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NOTE 6. Investment Securities

At March 29, 2009, the Company had investments in money market funds of $312.7 million (December 28, 2008$278.9 million), comprised of bank notes, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and floating rate notes.

$70.5 million of the investments held at March 29, 2009 relate to shares of the Reserve International Liquidity Fund, Ltd. (the International Fund) and
the Reserve Primary Fund (the Primary Fund, together the Reserve Funds) for which the Company has outstanding redemption orders. The Reserve Funds were AAA-rated money market funds which announced redemption delays and
suspended trading in September 2008, during the severe disruption in financial markets. The Reserve Funds are in the process of liquidating their portfolio of investments, which included securities of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Lehman
Brothers) which was downgraded and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Primary Fund has received an United States Security Exchange Commission order providing that the SEC will supervise the distribution of assets from the
Primary Fund. The redemptions from the International Fund are subject to pending litigation which could cause further delay in any redemption of our investments.

The Company assessed the fair value of its money market funds, including by consideration of Level 2 and Level 3 inputs (see Note 3. Fair Value Measurements) for the Reserve Funds and their underlying securities. Based on this assessment,
the Company recorded an impairment of the Reserve Funds of $11.8 million during the third quarter of 2008, incorporating the Reserve Funds valuation at zero for debt securities of Lehman Brothers held, and a net asset value of $0.97 per share
communicated by the Primary Fund.

The Company has reclassified its investment in shares of the Reserve Funds from Level 1 to Level 3 of the fair value
hierarchy due to the inherent subjectivity and significant judgment related to the fair value of the shares of the Reserve Funds and their underlying securities. Accordingly, the Company changed the valuation method from a market approach to an
income approach. In addition, due to the status of the Reserve Funds, the Company reclassified a portion of these shares from cash and cash equivalents to short-term investments and investment securities, based on the maturity dates of the
underlying securities in the Reserve Funds.

The Companys investments in money market funds are classified in the Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheet as follows:



|                       |  |               |       |                  |   |      
|---------------------- |  | ------------- | ----- | ---------------- | - | -----
|(in millions)          |  | March 29,2009 |       | December 28,2008
|Cash equivalents       |  | $             | 242.2 |                  | $ | 69.2 
|Short-term investments |  |               | 70.5  |                  |   | 209.7
|                       |  |               |       |                  |   |      
|                       |  | $             | 312.7 |                  | $ | 278.9
|                       |  |               |       |                  |   |      

Changes in market conditions and the method and timing of the liquidation process of the Reserve Funds could
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NOTE 7. Long-Term Obligations

On October 26, 2005, the Company issued $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% senior convertible notes that are due on October 15, 2025.

The Notes rank equal in right of payment with our other unsecured senior indebtedness and mature on October 15, 2025 unless earlier redeemed by the Company at its option, or converted or put to the Company at the
option of the holders. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2006. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes at par on and after October 20, 2012.
The holders may require that the Company repurchase the Notes on October 15, 2012, 2015 and 2020, respectively.

Holders may convert the Notes into
the right to receive the conversion value (i) when the Companys stock price exceed 120% of the approximately $8.80 per share initial conversion price for a specified period, (ii) in certain change in control transactions, and
(iii) when the trading price of the Notes does not exceed a minimum price level. For each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the conversion value represents the amount equal to 113.6687 shares multiplied by the per share price of the
Companys common share at the time of conversion. If the conversion value exceeds $1,000 per $1,000 in principal of Notes, the Company will pay $1,000 in cash and may pay the amount exceeding $1,000 in cash, stock or a combination of cash and
stock, at the Companys election.

Impact of Adoption of APB 14-1

See Note 1. Summary for Significant Accounting Policies for a description of the Companys adoption of FSP APB 14-1. The following table summarizes the effects of this new guidance on the Companys Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at March 29, 2009 and the Companys Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash flows for the first quarter of 2009.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet



|                                                    |  |                          |      |  
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | ---- | -
|(in thousands)                                      |  | March 29,2009Adjustments |     
|Assets:                                             |  |                          |      |  
|Deferred debt issue costs*                          |  | $                        | 23   |  
|Total assets                                        |  |                          | 23   |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity:               |  |                          |      |  
|2.25% senior convertible notes due October 15, 2025 |  |                          | 728  |  
|Accumulated deficit                                 |  |                          | (705 | )



|* | Deferred debt issue costs are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Investments and other assets.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations



|                                                                                         |  |                                 |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------- | -
|(in thousands)                                                                           |  | Three Months EndedMarch 29,2009 |        
|Other income (expense):                                                                  |  |                                 |         |  
|Gain on repurchase of senior convertible notes, net and amortization of debt issue costs |  | $                               | 23      |  
|Interest income (expense), net                                                           |  |                                 | (728    | )
|Net loss                                                                                 |  |                                 | (705    | )
|Net loss per basic and diluted share                                                     |  |                                 |        |  
|Shares used in per share calculation - basic and diluted                                 |  |                                 | 223,844 |  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:



|                                                                               |  |                                 |      |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------- | ---- | -
|(in thousands)                                                                 |  | Three Months EndedMarch 29,2009 |     
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                          |  |                                 |      |  
|Net loss                                                                       |  | $                               | (705 | )
|Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities |  |                                 |      |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                  |  |                                 | 705  |  

As at March 29, 2009, the carrying amount of the equity component is $35.2 million (December 28, 2008 - $35.2
million), and the carrying of the debt component is $56.1 million (December 28, 2008 - $55.4 million), which is the principal amount of $68.3 million (December 28, 2008 - $68.3 million) net of the unamortized discount of $12.2 million (December 28,
$12.9 million). The deferred debt issue costs as at March 29, 2009 are $0.7 million (December 28, 2008 - $0.8 million).

The principal amount of the
debt is after repurchases of the Notes in 2008. In the first and fourth quarter of 2008, the Company repurchased the principal amount of these Notes of $98.0 million and $58.7 million, respectively, for a total of $94.5 million and $43.8 million,
respectively. In accordance with APB 14-1, the Company recorded gains related to the debt components on the first and fourth quarter of 2008 repurchases of $4.9 million and $10.0 million, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations, and recorded gains related to the equity components on these repurchases of $5.4 million and $10.8 million, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as additional paid-in capital. The gains are net of expensed
unamortized debt issue costs and transaction costs of $1.5 million and $0.7 million for the first and fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. To measure the fair value of the converted Notes as of the settlement dates in the first and fourth quarter
of 2008, the Company calculated interest rates of 10% and 15%, respectively using Level 2 observable inputs. This rate was applied to the converted Notes and coupon interest rate using the same present value technique used in the issuance date
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NOTE 8. Income Taxes

The
Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.7 million and $38.7 million for the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements for the first quarter of 2009 include the tax effects associated with the sale of certain assets between wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. GAAP requires the tax expense associated with gains on such
inter-company transactions to be recognized over the estimated life of the related assets. Accordingly, the $22.7 million recorded as long-term prepaid expenses as at March 29, 2009 represents the remaining tax expense to be recognized over
periods of up to six years, with corresponding amounts recorded as current and deferred income taxes payable and as liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The tax expense in the first quarter of 2009 resulting from these transactions was $1.0
million.

During the first quarter of 2008, one of the Companys foreign subsidiaries received a written communication from a tax authority resulting
in an accrual of $26.5 million, including interest, as part of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits. This and certain other tax matters related to the 2000-2006 tax years were settled for less than had been accrued as part of the
Companys liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the latter part of fiscal 2008. In addition, in the first quarter of 2008, the Company recognized a further $2.3 million of tax expense arising from an inter-company dividend.

As at March 29, 2009, the Companys liability for unrecognized tax benefits on a world-wide consolidated basis was $30.3 million. Recognition of an amount
different from this estimate would affect the Companys effective tax rate.

NOTE 9. Comprehensive Loss

The components of comprehensive loss, net of tax, are as follows:



|                                                                                                      |  |                    |        |   |               |   |         |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ | - | ------------- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                      |  | Three Months Ended |       
|(in thousands)                                                                                        |  | March 29,2009      |        |   | March 30,2008 |  
|Net loss                                                                                              |  | $                  | (3,917 | ) |               | $ | (20,923 | )
|Other comprehensive (loss) income:                                                                    |  |                    |        |   |               |   |         |  
|Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $529 in 2009 (2008 - deferred tax expense of $993) |  |                    | 1,159  |   |               |   | (1,980  | )
|                                                                                                      |  |                    |        |   |               |   |         |  
|Total                                                                                                 |  | $                  | (2,758 | ) |               | $ | (22,903 | )
|                                                                                                      |  |                    |        |   |               |   |         |  



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NOTE 10. Net Loss Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share:



|                                                                 |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ------- | -
|                                                                 |  | Three Months Ended |        
|(in thousands, except per share amounts)                         |  | March 29,2009      |         |   | March 30,2008Restated - Note 1 |  
|Numerator:                                                       |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                         |  | $                  | (3,917  | ) |                                | $ | (20,923 | )
|Denominator:                                                     |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  
|Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (1) |  |                    | 223,844 |   |                                |   | 219,931 |  
|Basic and diluted net loss per share                             |  | $                  | (0.02   | ) |                                | $ | (0.10   | )
|                                                                 |  |                    |         |   |                                |   |         |  



|(1) | PMC-Sierra, Ltd. special shares are included in the calculation of basic weighted average common shares outstanding.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Since PMC-Sierra had a net loss for the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, there is no difference between basic and diluted net loss per share. If the Company had recorded
net income for the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, it would have included in the computed dilutive potential common shares and common stock equivalents totaling approximately 0.9 million and 1.0 million, respectively, relating to stock
options, employee stock purchase plan, and restricted stock units. Common stock equivalents related to the 2.25% senior convertible notes were excluded from the diluted net loss per share calculation for all periods presented because they would
have been anti-dilutive.

Note 11. Contingencies

Stockholder
Derivative Lawsuits

Three derivative actions have been filed against the Company, as a nominal defendant, and various current and former officers
and/or directors: (1) Meissner v. Bailey, et al., Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 1-06-CV-071329 (filed September 18, 2006); (2) Beiser v. Bailey, et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of
California Case No. 5:06-CV-05330-RS (filed August 29, 2006); and (3) Barone v. Bailey, et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the Federal Court) Case No. 4:06-CV-06473-SBA
(filed October 16, 2006). On November 21, 2006, the Beiser and Barone actions were consolidated into one case. On January 18, 2007, the Santa Clara County Superior Court in California ordered that the Meissner action be
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The Beiser/Barone plaintiffs generally allege that various current and former Company directors and/or officers breached
their duty of loyalty and/or duty of care to the Company and its stockholders in connection with improperly dating certain employee stock option grants and that these purported breaches of fiduciary duties caused harm to the Company. The plaintiffs
seek to recover damages on behalf of the Company. They also allege violations of federal securities laws. The Company is a nominal defendant, but any recovery in the litigation would be paid to the Company, rather than to its
stockholders. The defendants have entered into joint defense arrangements.

The defendants moved to dismiss the Beiser/Barone action on various legal
grounds including that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim and failed to plead with particularity facts establishing that a litigation demand on the board of directors of the Company would have been futile at the time they commenced
the derivative lawsuit. The Federal Court dismissed the consolidated complaint on August 22, 2007 and gave plaintiffs leave to amend. The Federal Court dismissed the plaintiffs first amended consolidated complaint on May 8,
2008 and permitted plaintiffs leave to amend one last time. Defendants moved to dismiss the second amended complaint which motions were to be heard on August 20, 2008.

On July 15, 2008, Ian Beiser, a named plaintiff in the Beiser/Barone action, filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and it was served on July 18, 2008, compelling the Company to permit
plaintiff to inspect and make copies of the Companys books and records. On August 5, 2008, the plaintiffs moved to stay the Federal Court action pending the books and records action. The Federal Court granted the motion to stay on
August 13, 2008, which removed from the calendar the hearing on defendants motions to dismiss, previously scheduled for August 20, 2008.

On February 26, 2009, the Delaware Chancery Court granted the Companys motion to dismiss plaintiffs books and records demand. This positive result lifted the stay on the motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California which is not, at this time, scheduled for hearing.

As at March 29, 2009, the
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|Item 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as anticipates, believes, plans, expects,
future, intends, may, should, estimates, predicts, potential, continue, becoming, transitioning and similar expressions to
identify such forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include statements as to our business outlook, revenues, margins, expenses, tax provision, capital resources sufficiency, capital expenditures, interest income and expenses,
restructuring activities, cash commitments, our expectation regarding our amortization of purchased intangible assets, our plans to continue to find further operational efficiencies and as to our expectation regarding distribution from certain
investments.

Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect managements analysis only
as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Our actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described under Item 1A. Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and our other filings with the SEC.

OVERVIEW

Our current revenues are generated by a portfolio of more
than 350 products, which we have designed and developed or acquired. Our diverse product portfolio services a number of key end markets: the Enterprise Networking market which includes our products and solutions that enable the high-speed
interconnection of servers, switches and storage devices that comprise these systems so that large quantities of data can be stored, managed and moved securely; the Wide Area Network Infrastructure market whereby our products and solutions are used
in networking equipment such as multi-service switches and edge routers that gather and process signals in different protocols, and then transmit them to the next destination as quickly and efficiently as possible; and the Access Networks market
which encompasses both wired and wireless equipment that aggregates data traffic from enterprises and homes and transmits it to the central offices in the metropolitan area of the network.

We invest a substantial amount every year in the research and development of new semiconductor devices. We determine the amount to invest in the development of new
semiconductors based on our assessment of the future market opportunities for those components, and the estimated return on investment. To compete globally we must invest in businesses and technologies that are both growing in demand and are cost
competitive in the geographic markets that we serve. Going forward, we plan to continue to focus on finding innovative solutions to our customers needs while finding further operational efficiencies.



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Results of Operations

First Quarter of 2009 and 2008

Net Revenues



|             |  |               |       |      |   |        |  |     |   
|------------ |  | ------------- | ----- | ---- | - | ------ |  | --- | --
|             |  | First Quarter |       |      |  
|($ millions) |  | 2009          |       | 2008 |   | Change | 
|Net revenues |  | $             | 102.6 |      | $ | 125.0  |  | (18 | )%

Net revenues for the first quarter of 2009 were $102.6 million compared to $125.0 million for the same period in
2008, a decrease of $22.4 million or 18%. Revenues generated from the Wide Area Network Infrastructure (WAN) market increased by 16%. Revenues generated from the Enterprise Networking market, which is served by our storage and
microprocessor-based System-On-Chips (SOC) products decreased by 32%. Revenues generated from the Access Networks market decreased by 40%.

WAN
infrastructure revenues include revenues from the wireline and wireless infrastructure products and we experienced growth in China while we experienced lower activity in North America, rest of Asia and Europe. The growth in China is attributable to
our Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers who supply carriers building out third generation (3G) wireless networks in China, as well as the increasing demand for aggregation and metro optical transport
equipment that is required to handle the increasing levels of data traffic in that market. The lower sales activity in rest of Asia, North America and Europe was due to lower spending on equipment by carriers in those end markets.

There was a decline in the sales to the Enterprise Networking market, as sales to our storage customers decreased due to the general seasonality of this end market, the
working down of inventories, and the general slowdown in enterprise spending. Sales in our microprocessor business also decreased due to the lower demand and the inventory levels of our customers in laser printers and enterprise networking. The
decline in the Access Networks market is due to the decrease in our Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) business in Japan and China, as inventories in those markets were being worked down.

Gross Profit



|                           |  |               |      |   |      |   |      |        |  |     |   
|-------------------------- |  | ------------- | ---- | - | ---- | - | ---- | ------ |  | --- | --
|                           |  | First Quarter |      |   |      |  
|($ millions)               |  | 2009          |      |   | 2008 |   |      | Change | 
|Gross Profit               |  | $             | 65.8 |   |      | $ | 81.7 |        |  | (20 | )%
|Percentage of net revenues |  |               | 64   | % |      |   | 65   | %      |  |     |   

Total gross profit decreased $15.9 million in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 and
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Our underlying gross profit percentage in the first quarter of 2009 remained consistent with the same period in 2008 as
average selling prices decreased in approximately the same proportion as decreases in manufacturing costs. The decrease of approximately 1% is mainly due to having a customer funded application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mask set
at zero margins, which we did not have in the first quarter of 2008. The remainder of the change is attributable to product mix, which can influence our gross profit as a percentage of revenue from quarter to quarter.

Other Costs and Expenses



|                                            |  |               |      |   |      |   |      |        |  |     |   
|------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ---- | - | ---- | - | ---- | ------ |  | --- | --
|                                            |  | First Quarter |      |   |      |  
|($ millions)                                |  | 2009          |      |   | 2008 |   |      | Change | 
|Research and development                    |  | $             | 38.6 |   |      | $ | 37.3 |        |  | 3   | % 
|Percentage of net revenues                  |  |               | 38   | % |      |   | 30   | %      |  |     |   
|Selling, general and administrative         |  |               | 21.9 |   |      |   | 24.2 |        |  | (10 | )%
|Percentage of net revenues                  |  |               | 21   | % |      |   | 19   | %      |  |     |   
|Amortization of purchased intangible assets |  |               | 9.8  |   |      |   | 9.8  |        |  |    | % 
|Percentage of net revenues                  |  |               | 10   | % |      |   | 8    | %      |  |     |   
|Restructuring costs and other charges       |  |               | 0.3  |   |      |   | 0.9  |        |  | (67 | )%
|Percentage of net revenues                  |  |               |     | % |      |   | 1    | %      |  |     |   

Research and Development and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Our research and development, or R&D, expenses increased $1.3 million or 3% in the first quarter 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008. Payroll costs increased
by $0.3 million due to the increase in termination related costs which were partially offset by headcount reduction. Total material costs, including outside consultant services, wafer and photomask costs increased by $0.6 million related to
completing more tapeouts on smaller geometries in the first quarter of 2009 than in the same period of 2008. These tapeouts on smaller geometries carry larger costs. In addition, the IBM RAID R&D programs which began in the first quarter of
2008, added additional costs in the first quarter of 2009. Our infrastructure related expenses also increased by $0.4 million due to increased equipment maintenance costs and design related software tools.

Our selling, general and administrative, or SG&A, expenses decreased by $2.3 million, or 10%, in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008.
Payroll costs decreased by $1.4 million due to headcount reductions which were partially offset by the increase in termination related costs. The remainder of the decrease of $0.9 million is due to other operating expense cost reduction activities
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Amortization of Purchased Intangible Assets

In the first and second quarters of 2006, we completed the acquisitions of the Storage Semiconductor Business from Avago, and of Passave, Inc., respectively. Amortization of intangible assets acquired from the Storage
Semiconductor Business and Passave in the first quarter of 2009 was $4.7 million and $5.1 million, respectively. Amortization from the Storage Semiconductor Business and Passave in the first quarter of 2008 was $4.7 million and $5.1 million,
respectively.

Restructuring costs and other charges

The activity related to excess facility and severance accruals, under our restructuring plans during the first quarter of 2009, by year of plan, were as follows:

Excess facility costs



|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|---------------------------- |  | ---- | ---- | - | ---- | - | --- | ---- |  | - | ----- | - |  | ----- | ----- | - |  | - | ----- | -
|(in thousands)               |  | 2007 |      |   | 2006 |   |     | 2005 |  |   | 2001  |   |  | Total |      
|Balance at December 28, 2008 |  | $    | 830  |   |      | $ | 178 |      |  | $ | 3,048 |   |  | $     | 1,875 |   |  | $ | 5,931 |  
|Reversals and adjustments    |  |      | (3   | ) |      |   | 3   |      |  |   |      |   |  |       | 16    |   |  |   | 16    |  
|New charges                  |  |      | 25   |   |      |   | 20  |      |  |   | 290   |   |  |       |      |   |  |   | 335   |  
|Cash payments                |  |      | (136 | ) |      |   | (91 | )    |  |   | (377  | ) |  |       | (286  | ) |  |   | (890  | )
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Balance at March 29, 2009    |  | $    | 716  |   |      | $ | 110 |      |  | $ | 2,961 |   |  | $     | 1,605 |   |  | $ | 5,392 |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |     
|Severance costs              |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |     
|(in thousands)               |  | 2007 |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |      
|Balance at December 28, 2008 |  | $    | 7    |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Reversals and adjustments    |  |      | 1    |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|New charges                  |  |      |     |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Cash payments                |  |      | (4   | ) |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|Balance at March 29, 2009    |  | $    | 4    |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  
|                             |  |      |      |   |      |   |     |      |  |   |       |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |       |  

During the first quarter of 2009, we made payments totaling $0.9 million for severance and excess facility costs
incurred in connection with past restructuring plans. In addition, we recorded an additional $0.3 million for excess facilities as original assumptions regarding possible sublease on exited facilities were not realized.

Payments for excess facilities under these restructuring plans may extend to 2011.

Further details regarding each of the restructuring plans noted in the above table are available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2008.



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Other Income (Expense)



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|(in millions)                                                                            |      | First Quarter |      |              | Change |  
|                                                                                         | 2009 |               |      | 2008Restated |        |  
|Foreign exchange gain                                                                    |      | $             | 4.1  |              |        | $ | 3.2   |    |  | (28  | %)
|Percentage of net revenues                                                               |      |               | 4.0  | %            |        |   | 2.6   | %  |  |      |   
|Gain on repurchase of senior convertible notes, net and amortization of debt issue costs |      |               | (0.1 | )            |        |   | 4.8   |    |  | (102 | %)
|Percentage of net revenues                                                               |      |               | (0.1 | %)           |        |   | 3.8   | %  |  |      |   
|Loss on subleased facilities                                                             |      |               | (0.5 | )            |        |   |      |    |  | (100 | %)
|Percentage of net revenues                                                               |      |               | (0.5 | %)           |        |   |      |    |  |      |   
|Interest income (expense), net                                                           |      |               | (0.8 | )            |        |   | 0.3   |    |  | (367 | %)
|Percentage of net revenues                                                               |      |               | (0.8 | %)           |        |   | 0.2   | %  |  |      |   
|Provision for income taxes                                                               |      |               | (1.7 | )            |        |   | (38.7 | )  |  | 96   | % 
|Percentage of net revenues                                                               |      |               | (1.7 | %)           |        |   | (31.0 | %) |  |      |   

Foreign Exchange Gain

We have significant design presence outside the United States, especially in Canada. The majority of our operating expense exposures to changes in the value of the Canadian Dollar relative to the United States Dollar have been hedged
through the fourth quarter of 2009.

Our net foreign exchange gain was $4.1 million in the first quarter of 2009, which was primarily due to a $3.6 million
foreign exchange gain on the revaluation of our net foreign tax liability. We do not hedge our income tax accruals against fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (see Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk).
The revaluation of this foreign tax liability was required because of depreciation of other currencies against the United States Dollar. The foreign exchange rate between the United States Dollar and the currencies of countries where we have
significant tax liabilities appreciated 2% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to appreciating 4% in the first quarter of 2008.

Gain on Repurchase of
Senior Convertible Notes, net and Amortization of Debt Issue Costs

In connection with our repurchase of $98.0 million principal amount of our senior
convertible notes in the first quarter of 2008, we recognized a gain of $4.9 million which is net of the related deferred debt issue costs and transaction costs expensed.

Loss on Subleased Facilities

We recorded a $0.5 million loss on subleased facilities during the first quarter of
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Interest Income (Expense), net

Net interest income decreased by $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008 due partly to lower investment yields, partially offset by decreasing interest expense due to the
servicing of this debt.

Provision for Income Taxes

We
recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.7 million and $38.7 million for the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively. Part of the reason for the decrease is due to the product and income mix across our subsidiaries. Also, during the first
quarter of 2008, one of our foreign subsidiaries received a written communication from a tax authority, resulting in an accrual of $26.5 million, including interest, as part of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits. This and certain other tax
matters related to the 2000-2006 tax years were settled for less than had been accrued as part of our liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the latter part of fiscal 2008.

The financial statements for the first quarter of 2009 include the tax effects associated with the sale of certain assets between wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. GAAP requires the tax expense associated with
gains on such inter-company transactions to be recognized over the estimated life of the related assets. Accordingly, the $22.7 million recorded as long-term prepaid expenses as at March 29, 2009 represents the remaining tax expense to be
recognized over periods of up to six years, with corresponding amounts recorded as current and deferred income taxes payable and as liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The tax expense in the first quarter of 2009 resulting from these
transactions was $1.0 million.

Critical Accounting Estimates

General

Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these
financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities. Our significant accounting policies are outlined
in Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2008, which also provides commentary on our most critical accounting estimates. The
following estimates are of note:

Valuation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The purchase method of accounting for acquisitions requires estimates and assumptions to allocate the purchase price to the fair value of net tangible and intangible
assets acquired, including in-process research and development (IPR&D). The amounts allocated to IPR&D are expensed immediately. The amounts allocated to, and the useful lives estimated for other intangible assets, affect future
amortization. There are a number of generally accepted valuation methods used to estimate fair value of intangible assets, and we use primarily a discounted cash flow method, which requires significant management judgment to forecast the future
operating results and to estimate the discount factors used in the analysis. If assumptions and estimates used to allocate the purchase price prove to be inaccurate based on actual results, future asset impairment charges could be required.



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Goodwill and intangible assets determined to have indefinite lives are not amortized, but are subject to an annual
impairment test. To determine any goodwill impairment, we perform a two-step process on an annual basis, or more frequently if necessary, to determine 1) whether the fair value of the relevant reporting unit exceeds carrying value and 2) to measure
the amount of an impairment loss, if any. We review our intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Measurement of an impairment loss is based on the fair
value of the asset compared to carrying value.

There were no indications of impairment to goodwill or intangible assets during the first quarter of 2009.
Changes in the estimated fair values of these assets in the future could result in significant impairment charges or changes to our expected amortization.

Stock-Based Compensation

On January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 123(R), which requires the recognition of
compensation expense for all share-based payment awards. Under SFAS 123(R) we measure the fair value of awards of equity instruments and recognize the cost, net of an estimated forfeiture rate, on a straight-line basis over the period during which
services are provided in exchange for the award, generally the vesting period.

Calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards requires the
input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the awards and expected volatility of our stock price. Expected volatility is a statistical measure of the amount by which a stock price is expected to fluctuate during a period.
Our estimates of expected volatilities are based on a weighted historical and market-based implied volatility. In order to determine the expected life of the awards, we use historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations.
Separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior, such as directors or executives, are considered separately for valuation purposes. The expected forfeiture rate applied in calculating stock-based compensation cost is
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The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards involve estimates that require management
judgment. If factors change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could change significantly in the future. In addition, if our actual forfeiture rate is different from our estimate, our stock-based compensation
expense could change significantly in the future. See Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4 Stock-Based Compensation to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on stock-based compensation.

Restructuring Charges - Facilities

In
calculating the cost to dispose of our excess facilities, we had to estimate the amount to be paid in lease termination payments, the future lease and operating costs to be paid until the lease is terminated, and the amount, if any, of sublease
revenues for each location. This required us to estimate the timing and costs of each lease to be terminated, the amount of operating costs for the affected facilities, and the timing and rate at which we might be able to sublease or complete
negotiations of a lease termination agreement for each site. To form our estimates for these costs we performed an assessment of the affected facilities and considered the current market conditions for each site.

For example, we have recorded charges of $3.0 million to date relating to the restructuring of excess facilities in connection with our 2007 restructuring plan. This
estimate represents 100% of the estimated future operating costs and lease obligation for the exited space.

We believe our estimates of the obligations
for the closing of sites remain sufficient to cover anticipated settlement costs. However, our assumptions on either the lease termination payments, operating costs until the termination, or the amounts and timing of offsetting sublease revenues may
turn out to be incorrect and our actual cost may be materially different from our estimates. If our actual costs exceed our estimates, we would incur additional expenses in future periods.

Income Taxes

In estimating our annual effective tax
rate we review our forecasted net income for the year by geographic area and apply the appropriate tax rates. We also consider the income tax credits and net operating losses, if any, available in each tax jurisdiction.



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Our operations are conducted in a number of countries with complex tax legislation and regulations pertaining to our
activities. We have recorded income tax liabilities based on our estimates and interpretations of those regulations for the countries in which we operate. However, our estimates are subject to review and assessment by the tax authorities and the
courts of those countries. For example, our estimated tax provision rate decreased significantly at the end of 2008 due to one of our foreign subsidiaries settling several ongoing tax matters for tax years 2000-2006. As a result, we recognized tax
benefits of $124.1 million that was previously included in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The timing of any such review and final assessment of our liabilities by local authorities is substantially out of our control and is dependent
on the actions by those authorities in the countries in which we operate. Any re-assessment of our tax liabilities by tax authorities may result in adjustments of the income taxes we pay or refunds that are due to us.

Investment in Cash Equivalents, Short-Term Investments and Investment Securities

Our cash equivalents, short-term investments and investment securities are comprised solely of money market funds, which may include debt securities with minimum ratings of P-1 or A by Moodys, or A-1 or A by
Standard and Poors, or equivalent. At March 29, 2009, these securities had an estimated fair value of $312.7 million.

Beginning in the first
quarter of fiscal 2008, the assessment of fair value is based on the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. We determined the fair value of our money market funds using quoted prices
from active markets, quoted prices for similar assets from third-party sources and by performing valuation analyses. In determining if and when a decline in market value below the carrying value of our money market funds is other-than-temporary, we
evaluate on an ongoing basis the market conditions, trends of earnings, financial condition and other key measures for our investments. We assess impairment of our money market fund investments in accordance with FASB Staff Position FAS 115-1,
The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.

During 2008, we assessed the fair value of our money
market funds by giving consideration to Level 2 and Level 3 inputs (see Note 3. Fair Value Measurements) in accordance with the fair value hierarchy of SFAS 157 for the Reserve Funds and their underlying securities. Based on this assessment, we
recorded an impairment of the Reserve Funds of $11.8 million during the third quarter of 2008, incorporating the Reserve Funds valuation at zero for debt securities of Lehman Brothers held, and a net asset value of $0.97 per share communicated
by the Reserve Funds Primary Fund. We reassessed the fair value of our investments in money market funds for the first quarter 2009, and there were no further impairments.



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We reclassified our investment in shares of the Reserve Funds from Level 1 to Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to
the inherent subjectivity and significant judgment related to the fair value of the shares of the Reserve Funds and their underlying securities. Accordingly, we changed the valuation method from a market approach to an income approach.

In addition, due to the continuing redemption delays associated with the liquidation proceedings of the Reserve Funds, we reclassified all of these shares from cash
and cash equivalents to short-term investments (see Liquidity and Capital Resources).

Changes in market conditions and the method and timing of the
liquidation process of the Reserve Funds could result in further adjustments to the fair value and classification of these investments, and these changes could be material.

Business Outlook

We expect our revenues for the second quarter of 2009 to be approximately $114 to
$124 million.

We anticipate our second quarter 2009 gross margin percentage to be 66% plus or minus 50 basis points including approximately $0.2 million
stock-based compensation expense. As in past quarters this could vary depending on the volume of products sold, since many of our costs are fixed. Margins may also vary depending on the mix of products sold. In addition, part of the increase in
expected gross margin in the second quarter of 2009 is due to not having a customer funded ASIC mask set at zero margin in the second quarter as we did in the first quarter.

We expect our second quarter 2009 research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses, to be approximately between $57.8 million to $58.8 million, including stock-based compensation expense of
approximately between $4.8 million to $5.8 million. Therefore, we expect our second quarter operating research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses, to be approximately $53.0 million.

We expect that we will continue to incur significant amortization of purchased intangible assets related to our 2006 acquisitions in the second quarter of 2009.

We anticipate that net interest income will be approximately $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2009 which is primarily from net interest income from
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Liquidity & Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash from operations and our short term investments. We employ these sources of liquidity to support ongoing business activities, acquire or invest in critical or complementary
technologies, purchase capital equipment, repurchase our senior convertible notes and finance working capital. The combination of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term securities at March 29, 2009 and December 29, 2008 totaled $318.0
million and $307.5 million, respectively. As of March 29, 2009 and December 28, 2008, we had $56.1 million and $55.4 million of senior convertible notes outstanding, respectively recorded on our consolidated balance sheets. The face value
of the senior convertible notes as at March 29, 2009 and December 28, 2008 was $68.3 million.

$70.5 million of our short term investments held
at March 29, 2009 relate to shares of the Reserve International Liquidity Fund, Ltd. (the International Fund) and the Reserve Primary Fund (the Primary Fund, together the Reserve Funds) for which we have
outstanding redemption orders. The Reserve Funds were AAA-rated money market funds which announced redemption delays and suspended trading in September 2008 during the severe disruption in financial markets. The Reserve Funds are in the process of
liquidating their portfolio of investments, which included securities of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Lehman Brothers) which was downgraded and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Primary Fund has received an U.S.
Security Exchange Commission (the SEC) order providing that the SEC will supervise the distribution of assets from the fund. The redemptions from the International Fund are subject to pending litigation which could cause further delay in
any redemption of our investments.

Our investments in shares of the Reserve Funds are classified in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows:



|                       |  |               |       |                  |   |      
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|(in millions)          |  | March 29,2009 |       | December 28,2008
|Cash equivalents       |  | $             | 242.2 |                  | $ | 69.2 
|Short-term investments |  |               | 70.5  |                  |   | 209.7
|                       |  |               |       |                  |   |      
|                       |  | $             | 312.7 |                  | $ | 278.9
|                       |  |               |       |                  |   |      

During the first quarter 2009, we received distributions of $139.1 million from the Reserve Funds and expect the
remainder of this investment to be distributed within the following nine months.

Changes in market conditions and the method and timing of the liquidation
process of the Reserve Funds could result in further adjustments to the fair value and classification of these investments, and these changes could be material.

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Operating Activities - During the first quarter of 2009, we generated net positive operating cash flows of $8.6
million, which was $10.2 million lower than the $18.9 million generated in the same period in 2008.

Significant changes in working capital accounts in the
first quarter of 2009 included:



| |  |  | a $3.1 million decrease in inventory as sales booked and billed within the quarter exceeded 1, meaning inventory sold was on hand at the start of the quarter;
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| |  |  | a $5.2 million decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to payments of payroll-related items during the first quarter; and
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| |  |  | a $2.3 million decrease in deferred revenues, as inventory levels at a certain distributor had a quarter over quarter decrease in inventory; this decrease was
driven by strong sales of our wireless infrastructure products as well as controlled shipments of new inventory to this distributor in light of current market conditions.
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Investing Activities - Net cash generated from investing activities of $136.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 included $139.1 million from
distributions received from the Reserve Funds partially offset by $2.1 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment and intellectual property. Net cash used in investing activities of $5.6 million during the first quarter of 2008 was for
purchases of property, plant, and equipment and intellectual property.

Financing activities  Net cash from financing activities in the first
quarter of 2009 was from proceeds from the issuance of common shares under our employee stock plans. In the first quarter of 2008, the net use of cash of $91.6 million was comprised of $95.5 million related to the repurchase of senior convertible
notes partially offset by $3.9 million in proceeds from the issuance of common shares under our employee stock plans.

As of March 29, 2009, we had
cash commitments made up of the following:



|                                  |  |       |         |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |       |  |           |       |  |   |       |  |   |       
|--------------------------------- |  | ----- | ------- | ---- | - | ------ |  | ---- | ------ | ---- | - | ----- |  | --------- | ----- |  | - | ----- |  | - | ------
|(in thousands)                    |  | Total |         | 2009 |   | 2010   |  | 2011 |        | 2012 |   | 2013  |  | After2013
|Contractual Obligations           |  |       |         |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |       |  |           |       |  |   |       |  |   |       
|Operating Lease Obligations:      |  |       |         |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |       |  |           |       |  |   |       |  |   |       
|Minimum Rental Payments           |  | $     | 24,340  |      | $ | 8,265  |  | $    | 11,220 |      | $ | 4,774 |  | $         | 81    |  | $ |      |  | $ |      
|Estimated Operating Cost Payments |  |       | 7,742   |      |   | 2,979  |  |      | 3,480  |      |   | 1,283 |  |           |      |  |   |      |  |   |      
|Long Term Debt:                   |  |       |         |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |       |  |           |       |  |   |       |  |   |       
|Principal Repayment               |  |       | 68,340  |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |      |  |           |      |  |   |      |  |   | 68,340
|Interest Payments                 |  |       | 26,142  |      |   | 1,538  |  |      | 1,538  |      |   | 1,538 |  |           | 1,538 |  |   | 1,538 |  |   | 18,452
|Purchase and other Obligations    |  |       | 19,585  |      |   | 19,270 |  |      | 315    |      |   |      |  |           |      |  |   |      |  |   |      
|                                  |  |       |         |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |       |  |           |       |  |   |       |  |   |       
|                                  |  | $     | 146,149 |      | $ | 32,052 |  | $    | 16,553 |      | $ | 7,595 |  | $         | 1,619 |  | $ | 1,538 |  | $ | 86,792
|                                  |  |       |         |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |       |  |           |       |  |   |       |  |   |       

In addition to the amounts shown in the table above, we have recorded $30.3 million liability for unrecognized tax
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Purchase obligations as noted in the above table are comprised of commitments to purchase design tools and software for
use in product development. Excluded from these purchase obligations are commitments for inventory or other expenses entered into in the normal course of business. We estimate these other commitments to be approximately $11.8 million at
April 30, 2009 for inventory and other expenses that will be received within 90 days and that will require settlement 30 days thereafter.

We expect
to use approximately $10.2 million of cash in the remainder of 2009 for capital expenditures and purchases of intellectual property.

Based on our current
operating prospects, we believe that existing sources of liquidity will satisfy our projected operating, working capital, investing, capital expenditure, and remaining restructuring requirements through 2009.



|Item 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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The
following discussion regarding our risk management activities contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Cash Equivalents, Short-Term Investments and Investment Securities:

We regularly maintain a short and long term investment portfolio of various types of government and corporate bonds and notes. Our investments are made in accordance with an investment policy approved by our Board of
Directors. Maturities of these instruments are less than 36 months with the majority being within one year. To minimize credit risk, we diversify our investments and select minimum ratings of P-1 or A by Moodys, or A-1 or A by Standard and
Poors, or equivalent. We classify these securities as available-for-sale and they are carried at fair market value. Our corporate policies prevent us from holding material amounts of asset-backed commercial paper.

Investments in instruments with both fixed and floating rates carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their fair market value adversely
impacted because of a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectations because of changes
in interest rates, or we may suffer losses in principal if we were to sell securities that have declined in market value because of changes in interest rates.

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Senior Convertible Notes:

At March 29, 2009, $68.3 million in face value of our 2.25% senior convertible notes were outstanding. Because we pay fixed interest coupons on our Notes, market interest rate fluctuations do not impact our debt
interest payments. However, the fair value of our senior convertible notes will fluctuate as a result of changes in the price of our common stock, changes in market interest rates and changes in our credit worthiness.

Our 2.25% senior convertible notes are not listed on any securities exchange or included in any automated quotation system, but are registered for resale under the
Securities Act of 1933. The notes rank equal in right of payment with our other unsecured senior indebtedness and mature on October 15, 2025 unless earlier redeemed by us at our option, or converted or put to us at the option of the holders.
Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2006. We may redeem all or a portion of the notes at par on and after October 20, 2012. We redeemed $98.0 million of
the principal of these notes in the first quarter of 2008 at a cost of $95.5 million, including transaction fees and accrued interest. The holders may require that we repurchase the notes on October 15, 2012, 2015 and 2020 respectively.

Holders may convert the notes into the right to receive the conversion value (i) when our stock price exceeds 120% of the approximately $8.80 per
share initial conversion price for a specified period, (ii) in certain change in control transactions, and (iii) when the trading price of the notes does not exceed a minimum price level. For each $1,000 principal amount of notes, the
conversion value represents the amount equal to 113.6687 shares multiplied by the per share price of our common stock at the time of conversion. If the conversion value exceeds $1,000 per $1,000 in principal of notes, we will pay $1,000 in cash and
may pay the amount exceeding $1,000 in cash, stock or a combination of cash and stock, at our election.

Foreign Currency:

Our sales and corresponding receivables are denominated primarily in United States dollars. We generate a significant portion of our revenues from
sales to customers located outside the United States including Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We are subject to risks typical of an international business including, but not limited to, differing economic conditions, changes in political
climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions and foreign exchange rate volatility. Accordingly, our future results could be materially adversely affected by changes in these or other factors.



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Through our operations in Canada and elsewhere outside of the United States, we incur research and development, sales,
customer support and administrative expenses in Canadian and other foreign currencies. We are exposed, in the normal course of business, to foreign currency risks on these expenditures, particularly in Canada. In our effort to manage such risks, we
have adopted a foreign currency risk management policy intended to reduce the effects of potential short-term fluctuations on our operating results stemming from our exposure to these risks. As part of this risk management, we enter into foreign
exchange forward contracts on behalf of our Canadian subsidiary. These forward contracts offset the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on forecasted cash flows or firm commitments. We limit the forward contracts operational period to 12 months or
less and we do not enter into foreign exchange forward contracts for trading purposes. Because we do not engage in foreign exchange risk management techniques beyond these periods, our cost structure is subject to long-term changes in foreign
exchange rates. In the event that one of the counterparties to our foreign currency forward contracts failed to complete the terms of their contracts, we would purchase Canadian dollars at the spot rate as of the date the funds were required. If the
counterparties to our foreign currency forward contracts that matured in the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2009 had not fulfilled their contractual obligations and we were required to purchase Canadian dollars at the spot rate, our operating
income for the first quarter would have decreased by $2.1 million.

At March 29, 2009, we had 15 contracts outstanding to purchase Canadian
dollars, all with maturities of less than 12 months that qualified and were designated as cash flow hedges. The U.S. dollar notional amount of these contracts was $33.8 million and the contracts had a fair value of $(2.9) million.

We attempt to limit our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations from our foreign currency net asset or liability positions. In the first quarter of 2009, we
recorded a $3.6 million foreign exchange gain on the revaluation of our net tax liability in a foreign jurisdiction. The revaluation of our foreign income tax liability was required because of fluctuations in the value of the United States dollar
against other currencies. Our operating income would be materially impacted by a shift in the foreign exchange rates between United States and foreign currencies that are material to our business. For example, a five percent shift in the foreign
exchange rates between United States dollar and Canadian dollar would impact pre-tax income by approximately $2.0 million.

Other
Investments:

Our other investments include strategic investments in privately held companies that are carried on our balance sheet at cost, net of
write-downs for non-temporary declines in market value. We expect to make additional investments like these in the future. These investments are inherently risky, as they typically are comprised of investments in companies and partnerships that are
still in the start-up or development stages. The market for the technologies or products that they have under development is typically in the early stages, and may never materialize. We could lose our entire investment in these companies and
partnerships or may incur an additional expense if we determine that the value of these assets has been impaired. We may record an impairment charge to our operating results should we determine that these funds have incurred a non-temporary decline
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|Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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Evaluation of
disclosure controls and procedures

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, our
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial
officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the first quarter of 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
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Part II  OTHER INFORMATION



|Item 1. | Legal Proceedings
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Stockholder Derivative Lawsuits

Three derivative actions have been filed against the Company, as a nominal defendant, and various current and former officers and/or
directors: (1) Meissner v. Bailey, et al., Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 1-06-CV-071329 (filed September 18, 2006); (2) Beiser v. Bailey, et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of
California Case No. 5:06-CV-05330-RS (filed August 29, 2006); and (3) Barone v. Bailey, et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the Federal Court) Case
No. 4:06-CV-06473-SBA (filed October 16, 2006). On November 21, 2006, the Beiser and Barone actions were consolidated into one case. On January 18, 2007, the Santa Clara County Superior Court in California ordered that
the Meissner action be stayed pending the outcome of the consolidated, federal Beiser/Barone action.

The Beiser/Barone plaintiffs generally allege that
various current and former Company directors and/or officers breached their duty of loyalty and/or duty of care to the Company and its stockholders in connection with improperly dating certain employee stock option grants and that these purported
breaches of fiduciary duties caused harm to the Company. The plaintiffs seek to recover damages on behalf of the Company. They also allege violations of federal securities laws. The Company is a nominal defendant, but any recovery in the
litigation would be paid to the Company, rather than to its stockholders. The defendants have entered into joint defense arrangements.

The defendants
moved to dismiss the Beiser/Barone action on various legal grounds including that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim and failed to plead with particularity facts establishing that a litigation demand on the board of directors of the Company
would have been futile at the time they commenced the derivative lawsuit. The Federal Court dismissed the consolidated complaint on August 22, 2007 and gave plaintiffs leave to amend. The Federal Court dismissed the plaintiffs
first amended consolidated complaint on May 8, 2008 and permitted plaintiffs leave to amend one last time. Defendants moved to dismiss the second amended complaint which motions were to be heard on August 20, 2008.

On July 15, 2008, Ian Beiser, a named plaintiff in the Beiser/Barone action, filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and it was served on
July 18, 2008, compelling the Company to permit plaintiff to inspect and make copies of the Companys books and records. On August 5, 2008, the plaintiffs moved to stay the Federal Court action pending the books and records action.
The Federal Court granted the motion to stay on August 13, 2008, which removed from the calendar the hearing on defendants motions to dismiss, previously scheduled for August 20, 2008.

On February 26, 2009, the Delaware Chancery Court granted us the motion to dismiss the plaintiffs books and records demand. This positive result lifted the
stay on the motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California which is not, at this time, scheduled for hearing.



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As at March 29, 2009, the Company has not accrued costs for potential losses related to the amended consolidated
action.



|ITEM 1A. | Risk Factors
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Our company is subject to a number of risks 
some are normal to the fabless semiconductor industry, some are the same or similar to those disclosed in previous SEC filings, and some may be present in the future. You should carefully consider all of these risks and the other information in this
report before investing in PMC. The fact that certain risks are endemic to the industry does not lessen the significance of the risk.

As a result of the
following risks, our business, financial condition, operating results and/or liquidity could be materially adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of our securities to decline, and you may lose part or all of your investment.

Our global growth is subject to a number of economic risks.

As widely reported, financial markets in the United States, Europe and Asia have been experiencing extreme disruption in recent months, including among other things, extreme volatility in security prices, severely diminished liquidity and
credit availability, rating downgrades of certain investments and declining valuations of others. Governments have taken unprecedented actions intended to address extreme market conditions that include severely restricted credit and declines in real
estate values. We have experienced delays in redemptions of our money market funds and we have recognized an $11.8 million loss on investment securities on our shares of the Reserve International Liquidity Fund, Ltd. and the Reserve Primary Fund
during 2008. Changes in market conditions and the method and timing of the liquidation process of the Reserve Funds could result in further adjustments to the fair value and classification of these investments, and these changes could be material.

Currently these conditions have not impaired our liquidity for operational purposes. There can be no assurance that there will not be a further
deterioration in financial markets and confidence in major economies, which may impair our liquidity in the future. The current tightening of credit in financial markets adversely affects the ability of customers and suppliers to obtain financing
for significant purchases and operations and could result in a decrease in or cancellation of orders for our products and services. Our global business is also adversely affected by decreases in the general level of economic activity, such as
decreases in business and consumer spending, financial strength of our customers and suppliers. We are unable to predict the likely duration and severity of the current disruption in financial markets and adverse economic conditions in the U.S. and
other countries.

Finally, our ability to access the capital markets may be severely restricted at a time when we would like, or need to do so, which could
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We are subject to rapid changes in demand for our products due to:



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As a result of this
uncertainty in the demand for our products, our past operating results may not be indicative of our future operating results.

Our revenues and profits
may fluctuate because of factors that are beyond our control. As a result, we may fail to meet the expectations of security analysts and investors, which could cause our stock price to decline.

Our ability to project revenues is limited because a significant portion of our quarterly revenues may be derived from orders placed and shipped in the same quarter,
which we call our turns business. Our turns business varies widely from quarter to quarter. Our customers may delay product orders and reduce delivery lead-time expectations, which may reduce our ability to project revenues beyond the
current quarter. While we regularly evaluate end users and contract manufacturers inventory levels of our products to assess the impact of their inventories on our projected turns business, we do not have complete information on their
inventories. This could cause our projections of a quarters turns business to be inaccurate, leading to lower revenues than projected.

We may
fail to meet our forecasts if our customers cancel or delay the purchase of our products or if we are unable to meet their demand.

We rely on customer
forecasts in order to estimate the appropriate levels of inventory to build and to project our future revenues. Many of our customers have numerous product lines, numerous component requirements for each product, sizeable and complex supplier
structures, and typically engage contract manufacturers for additional manufacturing capacity. This complex supply chain creates several variables that make it complicated to accurately forecast our customers demand and accurately monitor
their inventory levels of our products. If customer forecasts are not accurate, we may build too much inventory, potentially leaving us with excess and obsolete inventory, which would reduce our profit margins and adversely affect our operating
results. Conversely, we may build too little inventory to meet customer demand causing us to miss revenue-generating opportunities. The cancellation or deferral of product orders, the return of previously sold products or overproduction due to the
failure of anticipated orders to materialize could result in our holding excess or obsolete inventory, which could result in write-downs of inventory. This difficulty may be compounded when we sell to OEMs indirectly through distributors and other
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Our customers often shift buying patterns as they manage inventory levels, market different products, or change
production schedules. This makes forecasting their production requirements difficult and can lead to an inventory surplus or shortage of certain of their components. In addition, our products vary in terms of profit margins they generate. If our
customers purchase a greater proportion of our lower margin parts in a particular period, it would adversely impact our results of operations.

Further,
our distributors provide us with periodic reports of their backlog to end customers, sales to end customers and quantities of our products that they have on hand. If the data that is provided to us is inaccurate, it could lead to inaccurate
forecasting of our revenues or errors in our reported revenues, gross profit and net income.

While backlog is our best estimate of our next quarters
revenues, it is industry practice to allow customers to cancel, change or defer orders with limited advance notice prior to shipment. As such, backlog may be an unreliable indicator of future revenue levels. Because a significant portion of our
operating expenses are fixed, even a small revenue shortfall can have a disproportionately negative effect on our operating results.

If the demand for
our customers products declines, demand for our products will be similarly affected and our revenues, gross margins and operating performance will be adversely affected.

Our customers are subject to their own business cycles, most of which are unpredictable in commencement, depth and duration. We cannot accurately predict the continued demand of our customers products and the
demands of our customers for our products. In the past, networking customers have reduced capital spending without notice, adversely affecting our revenues. As a result of this uncertainty, our past operating results may not be indicative of our
future operating results. It is possible that, in future periods, our results may be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors. This could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.



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We rely on a few customers for a major portion of our sales, any one of which could materially impact our revenues
should they change their ordering pattern. The loss of a key customer could materially impact our results of operations.

We depend on a limited number
of customers for large portions of our revenues. In the first quarter of 2009, we had three end customers that each accounted for more than 10% of our revenues. Through direct, distributor and subcontractor purchases, Cisco Systems and HP
Corporation each accounted for more than 10% of our revenues in the first quarter of 2008. In the first quarter of 2009, our top ten customers accounted for more than 75% of our revenues. We do not have long-term volume purchase commitments from any
of our major customers. We sell our products solely on the basis of purchase orders. Those customers could decide to cease purchasing products with little or no notice and without significant penalties. A number of factors could cause our customers
to cancel or defer orders, including interruptions to their operations due to a downturn in their industries, delays in manufacturing their own product offerings into which our products are incorporated, and natural disasters. Accordingly, our
future operating results will continue to depend on the success of our largest customers and on our ability to sell existing and new products to these customers in significant quantities.

The loss of a key customer, or a reduction in our sales to any major customer or our inability to attract new significant customers could materially and adversely affect
our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Changes in the political and economic climate in the countries we do business may adversely
affect our operating results.

We earn a substantial proportion of our revenues in Asia. We conduct an increasing portion of our research and
development and manufacturing activities outside North America. We procure substantially all of our wafers from Taiwan and use assemblers and testers throughout Asia.

Given the depth of our sales and operations in Asia, we face risks that could negatively impact our results of operations, including economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. government, imposition of tariffs and other
potential trade barriers or regulations, uncertain protection for intellectual property rights and generally longer receivable collection periods. In addition, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could adversely affect the revenues, net
income, earnings per share and cash flow of our operations in affected markets. Similarly, fluctuations in exchange rates may affect demand for our products in foreign markets or our cost competitiveness and may adversely affect our
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Our results of operations are increasingly dependent on our sales in China, which accounted for 46% of our revenues in
the first quarter of 2009 compared to 24% in the first quarter of 2008. Government agencies in China have broad discretion and authority over all aspects of the telecommunications and information technology industry in China; accordingly their
decisions may impact our ability to do business in China. Therefore, significant changes in Chinas political and economic conditions and governmental policies could have a substantial negative impact on our business. The growth of
Fibre-To-The-Home technology in China has continued to be strong, however, a slowdown in that growth would have an adverse impact on our operating results.

In addition to selling our products in a number of countries, an increasing portion of our research and development and manufacturing is conducted outside North America, in particular, India and China. The geographic diversity of our
business operations could hinder our ability to coordinate design, manufacturing and sales activities. If we are unable to develop systems and communication processes to support our geographic diversity, we may suffer product development delays or
strained customer relationships.

The loss of key personnel could delay us from designing new products.

To succeed, we must retain and hire technical personnel highly skilled at the design and test functions needed to develop high-speed networking products. The competition
for such employees is intense.

We do not have employment agreements in place with many of our key personnel. As employee incentives, we issue common stock
options and restricted stock grants that are subject to time vesting, and, in the case of options, have exercise prices at the market value on the grant date. As our stock price varies substantially, the equity awards to employees are effective as
retention incentives only if they have economic value.

Hostilities in the Middle East and India may have a significant impact on our Israeli and India
subsidiaries ability to conduct their business.

We have research and development facilities located in Israel and India which employ
approximately 170 and 70 people, respectively. A catastrophic event, such as a terrorist attack that results in the destruction or disruption of any of our critical business or information technology systems in Israel or India could harm our ability
to conduct normal business operations and our operating results.

On an on-going basis, some of our Israeli employees are periodically called into active
military duty. In the event of severe hostilities breaking out, a significant number of our Israeli employees may be called into active military duty, resulting in delays in various aspects of production, including product development schedules.



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Our revenues may decline if we do not maintain a competitive portfolio of products.

We are experiencing significantly greater competition in the markets in which we participate. We are expanding into markets, such as the Enterprise Networking and Access
Networks markets, which have established incumbents with substantial financial and technological resources. We expect more intense competition than that which we have traditionally faced as some of these incumbents derive a majority of their
earnings from these markets.

We typically face competition at the design stage, where customers evaluate alternative design approaches requiring
integrated circuits. The markets for our products are intensely competitive and subject to rapid technological advancement in design tools, wafer manufacturing techniques, process tools and alternate networking technologies. We may not be able to
develop new products at competitive pricing and performance levels. Even if we are able to do so, we may not complete a new product and introduce it to market in a timely manner. Our customers may substitute use of our products in their next
generation equipment with those of current or future competitors, reducing our future revenues. With the shortening product life and design-in cycles in many of our customers products, our competitors may have more opportunities to supplant
our products in next generation systems.

Our customers are increasingly price conscious, as semiconductors sourced from third party suppliers comprise a
greater portion of the total materials cost in networking equipment. We continue to experience aggressive price competition from competitors that wish to enter into the market segments in which we participate. These circumstances may make some of
our products less competitive, and we may be forced to decrease our prices significantly to win a design. We may lose design opportunities or may experience overall declines in gross margins as a result of increased price competition.

Over the next few years, we expect additional competitors, some of which may also have greater financial and other resources, to enter these markets with new products.
These companies, individually or collectively, could represent future competition for many design wins, and subsequent product sales.

Design wins do
not translate into near-term revenues and the timing of revenues from newly designed products is often uncertain.

From time to time, we announce new
products and design wins for existing and new products. While some industry analysts may use design wins as a metric for future revenues, many design wins have not, and will not, generate any revenues for us, as customer projects are cancelled or
unsuccessful in their end market. In the event a design win generates revenues, the amount of revenues will vary greatly from one design win to another. In addition, most revenue-generating design wins do not translate into near-term revenues. Most
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We may be unsuccessful in transitioning the design of our new products to new manufacturing processes.

Many of our new products are designed to take advantage of new manufacturing processes offering smaller device geometries as they become available, since smaller
geometries can provide a product with improved features such as lower power requirements, increased performance, more functionality and lower cost. We believe that the transition of our products to, and introduction of new products using, smaller
device geometries is critical for us to remain competitive. We could experience difficulties in migrating to future smaller device geometries or manufacturing processes, which would result in the delay of the production of our products. Our products
may become obsolete during these delays, or allow competitors parts to be chosen by customers during the design process.

Since many of the
products we develop do not reach full production sales volumes for a number of years, we may incorrectly anticipate market demand and develop products that achieve little or no market acceptance.

Our products generally take between 12 and 24 months from initial conceptualization to development of a viable prototype, and another three to 18 months to be designed
into our customers equipment and sold in production quantities. We sell products whose characteristics include evolving industry standards, short product life spans and new manufacturing and design technologies. Our products often must be
redesigned because manufacturing yields on prototypes are unacceptable or customers redefine their products to meet changing industry standards or customer specifications. As a result, we develop products many years before volume production and may
inaccurately anticipate our customers needs. Redesigning our products is expensive and may delay production of our products. Our products may become obsolete during these delays, resulting in our inability to recoup our initial investments in
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The final determination of our income tax liability may be materially different from our income tax provision.

We are subject to income taxes in both the United States and international jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our
worldwide provision for income taxes. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Additionally our calculations of income taxes are based on our interpretations of
applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we file. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, there is no assurance that the final determination of our income tax liability will not be materially different than what is
reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals. Should additional taxes be assessed as a result of new legislation, an audit or litigation, if our effective tax rate should change as a result of changes in federal, international or state
and local tax laws, or if we were to change the locations where we operate, there could be a material effect on our income tax provision and results of operations in the period or periods in which that determination is made, and potentially to
future periods as well. During the second quarter of 2008, one of our foreign subsidiaries settled several ongoing tax matters for less than had been accrued as part of its liability for unrecognized tax benefits, resulting in the recognition of tax
benefits of $124.1 million. As a result of this settlement, the Company agreed to pay $18.0 million in cash and utilize $31.6 million in investment tax credits.

We have applied the guidance in the FASB issued interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes  An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, in determining our accrued liability for unrecognized tax
benefits, which totaled $30.3 million on a world-wide consolidated basis as at March 29, 2009. The ultimate resolution of outstanding tax matters could be for amounts in excess of our reserves established in accordance with FIN 48. Such events
could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity or cash flows in the quarter in which an adjustment is recorded or the tax payment is due.

If
foreign exchange rates fluctuate significantly, our profitability may decline.

We are exposed to foreign currency rate fluctuations because a
significant part of our development, test, and selling and administrative costs are incurred in foreign currencies. The U.S. dollar has fluctuated significantly compared to other foreign currencies and this trend may continue. To protect against
reductions in value and the volatility of future cash flows caused by changes in foreign exchange rates, we enter into foreign currency forward contracts. The contracts reduce, but do not eliminate, the impact of foreign currency exchange rate
movements. In addition, this foreign currency risk management policy may not be effective in addressing long-term fluctuations since our contracts do not extend beyond a 12-month maturity.

We regularly limit our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations from our foreign net asset or liability positions. We recorded a net $3.6 million foreign exchange
gain on the revaluation of our income tax liability, net of deferred tax assets, in the first quarter of 2009 because of the fluctuations in the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies. A five percentage shift in the foreign exchange rates between
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We are exposed to the credit risk of some of our customers.

Many of our customers employ contract manufacturers to produce their products and manage their inventories. Many of these contract manufacturers represent greater credit
risk than our OEM customers, who do not guarantee our credit receivables related to their contract manufacturers.

In addition, a significant portion of
our sales flows through our distribution channel, which generally represents a higher credit risk. Should these companies encounter financial difficulties, our revenues could decrease, and collection of our significant accounts receivables with
these companies or other customers could be jeopardized.

Our business strategy contemplates acquisition of other products, technologies, or businesses,
which could adversely affect our operating performance.

Acquiring products, intellectual property, technologies, and businesses from third parties is a
core part of our business strategy. That strategy depends on the availability of suitable acquisition candidates at reasonable prices and our ability to resolve challenges associated with integrating acquired businesses into our existing business.
These challenges include integration of product lines, sales forces, customer lists and manufacturing facilities, development of expertise outside our existing business, diversion of management time and resources, possible divestitures, inventory
write-offs and other charges. We also may be forced to replace key personnel who may leave our Company as a result of an acquisition. We cannot be certain that we will find suitable acquisition candidates or that we will be able to meet these
challenges successfully. Acquisitions could also result in customer dissatisfaction, performance problems with the acquired company, investment, or technology, the assumption of contingent liabilities, or other unanticipated events or circumstances,
any of which could harm our business. Consequently, we might not be successful in integrating any acquired businesses, products or technologies and may not achieve anticipated revenues and cost benefits.

An acquisition could absorb substantial cash resources, require us to incur or assume debt obligations, or issue additional equity. If we are not able to obtain
financing, then we may not be in a position to consummate acquisitions. If we issue equity securities in connection with an acquisition, we may dilute our common stock with securities that have an equal or a senior interest in our Company.

From time to time, we license, or acquire, technology from third parties to incorporate into our products. Incorporating technology into our products may
be more costly or more difficult than expected, or require additional management attention to achieve the desired functionality. The complexity of our products could result in unforeseen or undetected defects or bugs, which could adversely affect
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Our current product road map will, in part, be dependent on successful acquisition and integration of intellectual
property cores developed by third parties. If we experience difficulties in obtaining or integrating intellectual property from these third parties, it could delay or prevent the development of our products in the future.

Although our customers, our suppliers, and we rigorously test our products, our highly complex products may contain defects or bugs. We have in the past experienced, and
may in the future experience defects and bugs in our products. If any of our products contain defects or bugs, or have reliability, quality or compatibility problems that are significant to our customers, our reputation may be damaged and customers
may be reluctant to buy our products. This could materially and adversely affect our ability to retain existing customers or attract new customers. In addition, these defects or bugs could interrupt or delay sales to our customers.

We may have to invest significant capital and other resources to alleviate problems with our products. If any of these problems are not found until after we have
commenced commercial production of a new product, we may be required to incur additional development costs and product recall, repair or replacement costs. These problems may also result in claims against us by our customers or others. In addition,
these problems may divert our technical and other resources from other development efforts. Moreover, we would likely lose, or experience a delay in, market acceptance of the affected product or products, and we could lose credibility with our
current and prospective customers.

Our business may be adversely affected if our customers or suppliers cannot obtain sufficient supplies of other
components needed in their product offerings to meet their production projections and target quantities.

Some of our products are used by customers in
conjunction with a number of other components, such as transceivers, microcontrollers and digital signal processors. If, for any reason, our customers experience a shortage of any component, their ability to produce the forecasted quantity of their
product offerings may be affected adversely and our product sales would decline until the shortage is remedied. Such a situation could harm our operating results, cash flow and financial condition.

We rely on limited sources of wafer fabrication, the loss of which could delay and limit our product shipments.

We do not own or operate a wafer fabrication facility. In 2008, two outside wafer foundries supply more than 95% of our semiconductor wafer requirements. Our wafer
foundry suppliers also make products for other companies and some make products for themselves, thus we may not have access to adequate capacity or certain process technologies. We have less control over delivery schedules, manufacturing yields and
costs than competitors with their own fabrication facilities. If the wafer foundries we use are unable or unwilling to manufacture our products in required volumes, or at specified times, we may have to identify and qualify acceptable additional or
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Some companies that supply our customers are similarly dependent on a limited number of suppliers to produce their
products. These other companies products may be designed into the same networking equipment into which our products are designed. Our order levels could be reduced materially if these companies are unable to access sufficient production
capacity to produce in volumes demanded by our customers because our customers may be forced to slow down or halt production on the equipment into which our products are designed.

We depend on third parties for the assembly and testing of our semiconductor products which could delay and limit our product shipments.

We depend on third parties in Asia for the assembly and testing of our semiconductor products. In addition, subcontractors in Asia assemble all of our semiconductor products into a variety of packages. Raw material
shortages, political and social instability, assembly and testing house service disruptions, currency fluctuations, or other circumstances in the region could force us to seek additional or alternative sources of supply, assembly or testing. This
could lead to supply constraints or product delivery delays that, in turn, may result in the loss of revenues. At times, capacity in the assembly industry has become scarce and lead times have lengthened. This may become more severe, which could in
turn adversely affect our revenues. We have less control over delivery schedules, assembly processes, testing processes, quality assurances, raw material supplies, and costs than competitors that do not outsource these tasks.

Due to the amount of time that it usually takes us to qualify assemblers and testers, we could experience significant delays in product shipments if we are required to
find alternative assemblers or testers for our components. Any problems that we may encounter with the delivery, quality or cost of our products could damage our customer relationships and materially and adversely affect our results of
operations. We are continuing to develop relationships with additional third-party subcontractors to assemble and test our products. However, even if we use these new subcontractors, we will continue to be subject to all of the risks
described above.

Our business is vulnerable to interruption by earthquake, fire, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist activity and other
events beyond our control.

We do not have sufficient business interruption insurance to compensate us for actual losses from interruption of our
business that may occur, and any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse effect on our business. We are vulnerable to a major earthquake and other calamities. We have operations in seismically active regions in British
Columbia, Canada and California, and we rely on third-party wafer fabrication and testing facilities in seismically active regions in Asia. We have not undertaken a systematic analysis of the potential consequences to our business and financial
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Our estimated restructuring accruals may not be adequate.

In 2005, 2006 and 2007, we implemented restructuring plans to streamline production and reduce and reallocate operating costs. In 2001 and 2003, we implemented plans to
restructure our operations in response to the decline in demand for our networking products. We reduced the workforce and consolidated or shut down excess facilities in an effort to bring our expenses into line with our revenue expectations.

While management uses all available information to estimate these restructuring costs, particularly facilities costs, our estimated accruals may prove to
be inadequate. If our actual sublease revenues or the results of our exiting negotiations differ from our assumptions, we may have to record additional charges, which could materially affect our results of operations, financial position and cash
flow.

From time to time, we become defendants in legal proceedings about which we are unable to assess our exposure and which could become significant
liabilities upon judgment.

We become defendants in legal proceedings from time to time. Companies in our industry have been subject to claims related
to patent infringement and product liability, as well as contract and personal claims. We may not be able to accurately assess the risk related to these suits, and we may be unable to accurately assess our level of exposure. These proceedings may
result in material charges to our operating results in the future if our exposure is material and if our ability to assess our exposure becomes clearer.

If we cannot protect our proprietary technology, we may not be able to prevent competitors from copying or misappropriating our technology and selling similar products, which would harm our revenues.

To compete effectively, we must protect our intellectual property. We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secret laws, confidentiality
procedures and licensing arrangements to protect our intellectual property rights. We hold numerous patents and have a number of pending patent applications. However some of our patents are expiring in 2009, which could have a negative affect on our
ability to prevent competitors from duplicating certain of our products.

We might not succeed in obtaining patents from any of our pending applications.
Even if we are awarded patents, they may not provide any meaningful protection or commercial advantage to us, as they may not be of sufficient scope or strength, or may not be issued in all countries where our products can be sold. In addition, our
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To protect our product technology, documentation and other proprietary information, we enter into confidentiality
agreements with our employees, customers, consultants and strategic partners. We require our employees to acknowledge their obligation to maintain confidentiality with respect to PMCs products. Despite these efforts, we cannot guarantee that
these parties will maintain the confidentiality of our proprietary information in the course of future employment or working with other business partners. We develop, manufacture and sell our products in Asia and other countries that may not protect
our products or intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. This makes piracy of our technology and products more likely. Steps we take to protect our proprietary information may not be adequate to prevent theft
of our technology. We may not be able to prevent our competitors from independently developing technologies that are similar to or better than ours.

Our products employ technology that may infringe on the intellectual property and the proprietary rights of third parties, which may expose us to litigation and prevent us from selling our products.

Vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights or positions characterize the semiconductor industry. This often results in expensive and lengthy
litigation. We, and our customers or suppliers, may be accused of infringing patents or other intellectual property rights owned by third parties in the future. An adverse result in any litigation could force us to pay substantial damages, stop
manufacturing, using and selling the infringing products, spend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology, discontinue using certain processes or obtain licenses to the infringing technology. In addition, we may not be able to
develop non-infringing technology, or find appropriate licenses on reasonable terms or at all.

Patent disputes in the semiconductor industry are often
settled through cross-licensing arrangements. Our portfolio of patents may not have the breadth to enable us to settle an alleged patent infringement claim through a cross-licensing arrangement. We may therefore be more exposed to third party claims
than some of our larger competitors and customers.

The majority of our customers are required to obtain licenses from and pay royalties to third parties
for the sale of systems incorporating our semiconductor devices. Customers may also make claims against us with respect to infringement.

Furthermore, we
may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringing our proprietary rights or to establish the validity of our proprietary rights. This could consume significant resources and divert the efforts of our technical and management
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In preparing our financial statements, we make good faith estimates and judgments that may differ materially from
actual results.

In preparing our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, we must make
estimates and judgments in applying our most critical accounting policies. Those estimates and judgments have a significant impact on the results we report in our consolidated financial statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to,
stock-based compensation, purchase accounting assumptions including those used to calculate the fair value of intangible assets and goodwill, the valuation of investments, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory reserves, depreciation and
amortization, asset impairments, sales returns, warranty costs, income taxes including uncertain tax positions, restructuring costs, assumptions used to measure the fair value of the debt component of our senior convertible notes, and contingencies.
We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. We also have other key accounting policies that are not as subjective, and therefore their application would not require us to make estimates or judgments that are as significant, but which
nevertheless could significantly affect our financial reporting. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates. If these estimates or their related assumptions change, our operating results for the periods in which we revise our
estimates or assumptions could be adversely materially affected.

We have significant debt in the form of senior convertible notes.

We have $56.1 million carrying value ($68.3 million of face value) of our 2.25% senior convertible notes outstanding. Our debt could materially and adversely affect our
ability to obtain financing for working capital, acquisitions or other purposes, and could make us vulnerable to industry downturns and competitive pressures. Our ability to meet our debt service obligations will be dependent upon our future
performance, which will be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control. On October 15, 2025, we are obliged to repay the full remaining principal amount of the notes that have
not been converted into our common stock, but we are also subject to certain triggering events that may cause the notes to be repaid earlier.

Securities we issue to fund our operations could dilute your ownership.

We may decide to raise additional funds through public or private
debt or equity financing. If we raise funds by issuing equity securities, the percentage ownership of current stockholders will be reduced and the new equity securities may have priority rights to your investment. We may not obtain sufficient
financing on terms that are favorable to you or us. We may delay, limit or eliminate some or all of our proposed operations if adequate funds are not available.



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Our stock price has been and may continue to be volatile.

We expect that the price of our common stock will continue to fluctuate significantly, as it has in the past. In particular, fluctuations in our stock price and our
price-to-earnings multiple may have made our stock attractive to momentum, hedge or day-trading investors who often shift funds into and out of stocks rapidly, exacerbating price fluctuations in either direction particularly when viewed on a
quarterly basis.

Securities class action litigation has often been instituted against a company following periods of volatility and decline in the market
price of their securities. If instituted against us, regardless of the outcome, such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of our managements attention and resources and have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and operating results. In addition, we could incur substantial punitive and other damages relating to such litigation.

Provisions
in Delaware law, our charter documents and our stockholder rights plan may delay or prevent another entity from acquiring us without the consent of our Board of Directors.

We adopted a stockholder rights plan in 2001, pursuant to which we declared a dividend of one share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock. If certain events occur, including if an investor tenders
for or acquires more than 15% of our outstanding common stock, stockholders (other than the acquirer) may exercise their rights and receive $650 worth of our common stock in exchange for $325 per right, or we may, at our option, issue one share of
common stock in exchange for each right, or we may redeem the rights for $0.001 per right. The issuance of the rights could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us.

In addition, our Board of Directors has the right to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to dilute the stock ownership of a potential
hostile acquirer. Delaware law imposes some restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between us and any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock.

Although we believe these provisions of our charter documents, Delaware law and our stockholder rights plan will provide for an opportunity to receive a higher bid by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with
our Board of Directors, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.



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|Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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None.



|Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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None.



|Item 4. | Submission Of Matters To A Vote By Stockholders
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None.



|Item 5. | Other Information
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None.



|Item 6. | Exhibits
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Exhibits 



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|11.1 |  | Calculation of net loss per share  included in Note 10. Net Loss Per Share of the financial statements included in Item I of Part I of this Quarterly Report.
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|31.1 |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                            
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|31.2 |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                            
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|32.1 |  | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer)                                                             
|     | 
|32.2 |  | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer)                                                             



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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



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|                  |  |  |  | PMC-SIERRA, INC. (Registrant)
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|Date: May 7, 2009 |  |  |  | /s/ Michael W. Zellner       
|                  |  |  |  | Michael W. Zellner           
|                  |  |  |  | Vice President,              
|                  |  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer and  
|                  |  |  |  | Principal Accounting Officer 



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