PMC SIERRA INC
8-K/A, 2000-12-01
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
                                   Form 8 - K/A
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                November 29, 2000

                                PMC-Sierra, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Delaware                         0-19084                     94-2925073
----------------------     ---------------------     ---------------------------
State of incorporation    Commission File Number     IRS Employer Identification



                            900 East Hamilton Avenue
                                    Suite 250
                               Campbell, CA 95008
                    (address of principal executive offices)
              Telephone number, including area code: (408) 626-2000



Item 5. Other Items

On August 24, 2000,  Registrant  completed  the  acquisition  of Quantum  Effect
Devices,  Inc., a publicly traded Delaware  corporation  located in Santa Clara,
California,  in accordance with the Reorganization Agreement dated July 11, 2000
between  Registrant  and  QED.  QED  designs,   develops  and  markets  embedded
microprocessor  solutions  targeted at  communications,  consumer  appliance and
office automation markets.


Registrant is filing this report to provide historical  financial statements and
additional  disclosure to reflect combined  operating  results of Registrant and
QED.


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits


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                                                                            Year Ended December 31, (1)
                                                                    (in thousands, except for per share data)
                                                    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>             <C>                 <C>            <C>         <C>
                                                      1999 (2)        1998 (3)          1997 (4)        1996 (5)       1995 (6)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:

Net revenues                                         $ 294,743        $ 172,416        $ 139,337       $ 193,992      $ 198,637
Gross profit                                           222,114          128,359          105,274          99,044        101,527
Research and development                                85,808           52,124           34,608          37,650         30,240
In process research and development                          -           39,176                -           7,783              -
Impairment of intangible assets                              -            4,311                -               -              -
Marketing, general and administrative                   52,435           33,361           26,502          32,448         31,243
Costs of merger                                            866                -                -               -              -
Purchase price adjustment - compensation                     -                -                -               -         10,624
Restructuring and other charges                              -                -           (1,383)         64,670              -
Income (loss) from operations                           81,093           (1,528)          45,247         (43,507)        29,420
Gain on sale of investments                             26,800                -                -               -              -
Income (loss) from continuing operations                74,439          (21,587)          30,535         (51,774)        25,502
Loss from discontinued operations                            -                -                -               -        (22,497)
Net income (loss)                                       74,439          (21,587)          30,535         (51,774)         3,005

Net income (loss) per share - basic:  (7)
From continuing operations                              $ 0.51          $ (0.16)          $ 0.24         $ (0.43)        $ 0.23
From discontinued operations                                 -                -                -               -          (0.20)
                                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss)                                       $ 0.51          $ (0.16)          $ 0.24         $ (0.43)        $ 0.03
                                                    ============================================================================

Net income (loss) per share - diluted: (7)
From continuing operations                              $ 0.47          $ (0.16)          $ 0.23         $ (0.43)        $ 0.22
From discontinued operations                                 -                -                -               -          (0.19)
                                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss)                                       $ 0.47          $ (0.16)          $ 0.23         $ (0.43)        $ 0.03
                                                    ============================================================================


Shares used in per share calculation - basic           146,064          137,030          127,767         121,177        110,134
Shares used in per share calculation - diluted         159,770          137,030          134,133         121,177        117,235


BALANCE SHEET DATA:

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments    $ 206,286        $  99,901        $  76,060       $  47,760      $  54,663
Working capital                                        186,011           82,380           61,752          24,004         39,438
Total assets                                           380,697          224,215          161,454         140,129        197,405
Long-term debt (including current portion)               8,760           16,369           16,873          24,637         12,718
Stockholders' equity                                   258,076          139,297           94,232          54,324         90,106


<FN>

(1)  The Company's fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of the calendar year. The
     reference  to  December 31 has been used as the fiscal year end for ease of
     presentation.
(2)  Results  for the year  ended  December  31,  1999  includes  gains of $26.8
     million  and  the  related  tax  provision  of  $3.6  million  on  sale  of
     investments  and a  $0.9  million  charge  for  costs  of  merger  for  the
     acquisition of Abrizio Inc.
(3)  Results for the year ended December 31, 1998 include an in process research
     and  development  charge of $39.2  million and a charge for  impairment  of
     intangible assets of $4.3 million.
(4)  Results for the year ended  December  31,  1997  include a recovery of $1.4
     million  from  the  reversal  of  the  excess  accrued  restructure  charge
     resulting from the conclusion of the restructuring.
(5)  Results for the year ended December 31, 1996 include a restructuring charge
     of $69.4 million related to Company's exit from the modem chipset  business
     and the associated  restructuring of its non-networking  operations,  and a
     $7.8 million in process research and development charge.
(6)  Results  for the year  ended  December  31,  1995  include a $10.6  million
     purchase price  adjustment  relating to the finalization of the acquisition
     of the Company's Canadian networking product operations.
(7)  Reflects 2-for-1 stock splits effective February 2000, May 1999 and October
     1995.
</FN>
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Report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors of PMC-Sierra, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PMC-Sierra, Inc.
as of  December  31, 1999 and 1998 and the related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1999. These consolidated  financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial  statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial  statements.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by  management,  as well as  evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement
presentation.  We believe  that our audits  provide a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above present
fairly,  in all  material  respects,  the  consolidated  financial  position  of
PMC-Sierra,  Inc.  at  December  31,  1999  and  1998,  and the  results  of its
operations  and its cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended
December 31, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted  accounting  principles
in the United States.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Vancouver, British Columbia
January 17, 2000 (November 21, 2000, as to Note 2 and 14)


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PMC-Sierra, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<S>                                                                                <C>             <C>

                                                                                      December 31,
                                                                             ----------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PAR VALUE)                                                  1999            1998
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                                     $ 93,534       $  49,008
  Short-term investments                                                         112,752          50,893
  Restricted cash                                                                  2,000               -
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 1,544          42,209          28,617
    ($1,128 in 1998)
  Inventories, net                                                                14,277           5,216
  Deferred income taxes                                                            9,270           1,506
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                        8,967           5,134
  Short-term deposits for wafer fabrication capacity                               4,637           4,000
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
    Total current assets                                                         287,646         144,374

  Property and equipment, net                                                     51,461          36,432
  Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
    of $9,961 ($6,455 in 1998)                                                    15,280          19,629
  Investments and other assets                                                    11,827           4,660
  Deposits for wafer fabrication capacity                                         14,483          19,120
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
                                                                               $ 380,697       $ 224,215
                                                                             ============    ============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                                                17,195          11,262
  Accrued liabilities                                                             20,008          17,686
  Deferred income                                                                 34,657          12,947
  Income taxes payable                                                            25,912          13,910
  Current portion of obligations under capital leases and long-term debt           3,863           6,189
                                                                             ------------    ------------
    Total current liabilities                                                    101,635          61,994

Deferred income taxes                                                              9,091           4,357
Noncurrent obligations under capital leases and long-term debt                     4,897          10,180

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
PMC special shares convertible into 4,242 (5,036 in 1998) shares of                6,998           8,387
    common stock

Stockholders' equity

Convertible preferred stock and additional paid in capital                        39,949          20,470
Preferred stock, par value $0.001; 5,000 shares authorized:                                            -
   none issued or outstanding in 1999 and 1998
Common stock and additional paid in capital, par value $0.001;
     200,000 shares authorized (100,000 shares in 1998)
     146,516 shares issued and outstanding (133,206 in 1998)                     230,287         203,301
Deferred stock compensation                                                       (5,238)         (3,113)
Accumulated deficit                                                               (6,922)        (81,361)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
Total stockholders' equity                                                       258,076         139,297
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ------------
                                                                               $ 380,697       $ 224,215
                                                                             ============    ============
<FN>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
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PMC-Sierra, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                         --------------------------------------------
<S>                                                        <C>              <C>                 <C>

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE AMOUNTS)             1999              1998               1997
------------------------------------------------------------------    --------------     ------------


Net revenues                                            $ 294,743        $ 172,416         $ 139,337

Cost of revenues                                           72,629           44,057            34,063
                                                       -----------      ----------         ---------

  Gross profit                                            222,114          128,359           105,274


Other costs and expenses:
  Research and development                                 82,425           50,890            34,608
  Marketing, general and administrative                    51,061           33,224            26,502
  Amortization of deferred stock compensation:
    Research and development                                3,383            1,234                 -
    Marketing, general and administrative                   1,374              137                 -
  Amortization of goodwill                                  1,912              915               300
  Costs of merger                                             866                -                 -
  Acquisition of in process research and development            -           39,176                 -
  Impairment of intangible assets                               -            4,311                 -
  Restructuring and other costs                                 -                -            (1,383)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from operations                              81,093           (1,528)           45,247

Interest and other income, net                              7,883            2,916             1,104
Gain on sale of investments                                26,800                -                 -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before provision for income taxes                  115,776            1,388            46,351

Provision for income taxes                                 41,337           22,975            15,816
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss)                                       $  74,439        $ (21,587)        $  30,535
                                                       ==============================================

Net income  (loss) per common share - basic             $    0.51        $   (0.16)        $    0.24
                                                       ==============================================

Net income (loss) per common share - diluted            $    0.47        $   (0.16)        $    0.23
                                                       ==============================================

Shares used in per share calculation - basic              146,064          137,030           127,767
Shares used in per share calculation - diluted            159,770          137,030           134,133

<FN>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
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PMC-Sierra, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


                                                 Convertible
                                                Preferred Stock               Common Stock
                                 Convertible    and Additional               and Additional
                                  Preferred       Paid in      Common Stock    Paid in      Deferred                       Total
                                 Stock Number     Capital       Number of      Capital        Stock       Accumulated  Stockholders'
(IN THOUSANDS)                     Of Shares      Amount         Shares(1)     Amount(1)   Compensation     Deficit       Equity
<S>                                  <C>            <C>             <C>         <C>             <C>             <C>         <C>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balances at December 31, 1996     4,300        $ 8,520         116,968       $136,113       $     -        $(90,309)     $ 54,324
Conversion of special shares
  into common stock                   -              -           1,276          1,701             -               -         1,701
Issuance of common stock
  under stock benefit plans           -              -           5,784          7,672             -               -         7,672
Net income                            -              -               -              -             -          30,535        30,535
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balances at December 31, 1997     4,300          8,520         124,028        145,486             -         (59,774)       94,232
Conversion of special shares
  into common stock                   -              -           1,436          2,406             -               -         2,406
Issuance of preferred stock       4,800         11,950               -              -             -               -        11,950
Issuance of common stock
  under stock benefit plans           -              -           6,082         22,704             -               -        22,704
Issuance of common stock and
  stock options to acquire
  Integrated Telecom Technology,Inc.  -              -           1,660         28,221             -               -        28,221
Deferred stock compensation           -              -               -          4,484        (4,484)              -             -
Amortization of deferred
  stock compensation                  -              -               -              -         1,371               -         1,371
Net loss                              -              -               -              -             -         (21,587)      (21,587)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balances at December 31, 1998     9,100        $20,470         133,206       $203,301       $(3,113)       $(81,361)     $139,297
Conversion of special shares
  into common stock                   -              -             792          1,389             -               -         1,389
Issuance of preferred stock       4,519         19,479               -              -             -               -        19,479
Issuance of common stock
  under stock benefit plans           -              -          12,430         18,640             -               -        18,640
Conversion of warrants
  into common stock                   -              -              88             75             -               -            75
Deferred stock compensation           -              -               -          6,882        (6,882)              -             -
Amortization of deferred              -              -               -              -         4,757               -         4,757
  stock compensation
Net income                            -              -               -              -             -          74,439        74,439
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balances at December 31, 1999    13,619        $39,949         146,516       $230,287       $(5,238)       $ (6,922)     $258,076
                                 =================================================================================================

<FN>

(1) Includes exchangeable shares.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
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PMC-Sierra, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                                Year ended December 31,
                                                                    --------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                     <C>             <C>             <C>

(IN THOUSANDS)                                                         1999            1998              1997
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                                                   $ 74,439       $ (21,587)       $  30,535
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation of plant and equipment                                 19,805          12,916            8,802
    Amortization of intangibles                                          3,599           2,850            1,363
    Amortization of deferred stock compensation                          4,757           1,371                -
    Deferred income taxes                                               (3,030)         (1,083)           3,662
    Equity in income of investee                                          (792)              -                -
    Gain on sale of investments                                        (26,800)              -                -
    Acquisition of in process research and development                       -          39,176                -
    Impairment of intangible assets                                          -           4,311                -
    Loss on disposal of equipment                                            -               -              258
    Recovery related to restructuring provision                              -               -           (1,383)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
    Accounts receivable                                                (13,592)        (10,545)          (2,004)
    Inventories                                                         (9,061)         (1,462)           4,662
    Prepaid expenses and other                                          (2,693)         (2,439)           1,489
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                             8,657           2,783              816
    Income taxes payable                                                12,002           5,621            4,746
    Deferred income                                                     21,710           9,666            1,201
    Accrued restructuring costs                                              -               -          (14,942)
    Net liabilities associated with discontinued operations                  -            (301)          (1,299)
                                                                     ----------    -----------      -----------
      Net cash provided by operating activities                         89,001          41,277           37,906
                                                                     ----------    -----------      -----------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of short-term investments                                 (137,556)        (53,001)         (59,187)
  Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments          75,697          43,442           24,877
  Restricted cash                                                       (2,000)              -                -
  Purchases of plant and equipment                                     (34,221)        (23,535)          (9,844)
  Proceeds from sale of equipment and capacity assets                        -               -            7,631
  Purchase of investments                                               (8,500)              -           (3,000)
  Proceeds from sale of investments                                     28,628               -                -
  Purchase of intangible assets                                           (411)              -                -
  Proceeds from refund of wafer fabrication deposits                     4,000           4,000                -
  Payment for purchase of Integrated Telecom Technology, Inc.,
    net of cash acquired                                                     -         (27,165)               -
  Purchase of other in process research and development                      -          (1,419)               -
                                                                     ----------    ------------      -----------
Net cash used in investing activities                                  (74,363)        (57,678)         (39,523)
                                                                     ----------    ------------      -----------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from notes payable and long-term debt                         2,971           1,933            3,346
  Repayment of notes payable and long-term debt                         (2,687)           (764)          (3,593)
  Proceeds from sale/leaseback of equipment                                  -             140            1,114
  Principal payments under capital lease obligations                    (8,590)         (5,280)         (12,932)
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                18,715          22,704            7,672
  Proceeds from issuance of preferred  stock                            19,479          11,950                -
                                                                     ----------    ------------      -----------
    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                 29,888          30,683           (4,393)
                                                                     ----------    ------------      -----------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                    44,526          14,282           (6,010)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period                      49,008          34,726           40,736
                                                                     ----------    -----------      ------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period                          $ 93,534       $  49,008        $  34,726
                                                                     ==========    ===========      ============

Supplemental disclosures for cash flow information:
  Cash paid for interest                                              $  1,058       $   1,315        $   2,053
  Cash paid for income taxes                                            33,123          13,001            6,772

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and
    financing activities:
Issuance of common stock and stock options to acquire
    Integrated Telecom Technology, Inc.                                      -          28,221              -
Capital lease obligations incurred for purchase of property
    and equipment                                                          408             689            3,780
Notes payable issued for purchase of property and equipment              2,206             757               -
Conversion of PMC-Sierra special shares into common stock                1,389           2,406            1,701


<FN>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 1.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description  of  business.  PMC-Sierra,  Inc  (the  "Company"  or  "PMC-Sierra")
provides customers with internetworking  semiconductor system solutions for high
speed transmission and networking systems.

Basis  of  presentation.  The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements
include the accounts of PMC-Sierra, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  All
significant  inter-company  accounts and transactions have been eliminated.  The
Company's  fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of the calendar year. For ease of
presentation,  the reference to December 31 has been utilized as the fiscal year
end for all financial statement captions.  Fiscal years 1999, 1998 and 1997 each
consisted of 52 weeks.  The  Company's  reporting  currency is the United States
dollar.

Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that affect reported amounts of assets,  liabilities,  revenues and
expenses,  and disclosure of contingent  assets and  liabilities as of the dates
and for the periods  presented.  Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the
accounting  for  doubtful  accounts,   inventory   reserves,   depreciation  and
amortization,  sales returns,  warranty costs, taxes and  contingencies.  Actual
results may differ from those estimates.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.  Cash equivalents are defined
as highly  liquid  debt  instruments  with  original  maturities  at the date of
acquisition  of 90 days or less  that have  insignificant  interest  rate  risk.
Short-term  investments  are defined as money market  instruments  with original
maturities greater than 90 days, but less than one year.

Under Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments
in  Debt  and  Equity   Securities,   management   classifies   investments   as
available-for-sale  or held-to-maturity at the time of purchase and re-evaluates
such  designation  as of each  balance  sheet date.  Investments  classified  as
held-to-maturity  securities  are stated at  amortized  cost with  corresponding
premiums or discounts  amortized  against  interest  income over the life of the
investment.

Marketable  equity and debt  securities not classified as  held-to-maturity  are
classified as  available-for-sale  and reported at fair value.  Unrealized gains
and losses on these  investments are included in equity as a separate  component
of  stockholders'  equity.  The cost of securities sold is based on the specific
identification method.

As at December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company's short-term investments consisted
of held-to-maturity and/or  available-for-sale  investments,  and their carrying
value was substantially the same as their market value.  Proceeds from sales and
realized gains or losses on sales of available-for-sale securities for all years
presented were immaterial.

As of December  31,  1999,  $6.1 million of  short-term  investments  related to
available-for-sale securities (1998 - nil).

Restricted  cash. At December 31, 1999, the Company had restricted  cash of $2.0
million which was released from restriction on June 30, 2000.


Inventories.  Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in,  first out)
or market (estimated net realizable value).

The components of inventories are as follows:


                                     December 31,
                            -------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                1999               1998
-----------------------------------------------------
Work-in-progress          $ 10,275           $  2,590
Finished goods               4,002              2,626
-----------------------------------------------------
                          $ 14,277           $  5,216
                         ============================


Property  and  equipment,  net.  Property and  equipment  are stated at cost and
depreciated  using the  straight-line  method over the estimated useful lives of
the  assets,  ranging  from two to five  years,  or the  applicable  lease term,
whichever is shorter.  The carrying  value of property and equipment is reviewed
periodically for any permanent impairment in value.

The components of property and equipment are as follows:

                                    December 31,
                             ------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                 1999            1998
-----------------------------------------------------
Machinery and equipment      $ 91,160        $ 62,504
Leasehold improvements          5,371           2,709
Furniture and fixtures          5,037           3,024
Building                          701             693
-----------------------------------------------------
Total cost                    102,269          68,930
Accumulated depreciation      (50,808)        (32,498)
-----------------------------------------------------
                             $ 51,461        $ 36,432
                             ========================


The Company  leases  furniture and equipment  under  long-term  capital  leases.
Accordingly,  capitalized  costs of approximately  $6,171,000 and $19,035,000 at
December  31,  1999 and 1998,  respectively,  and  accumulated  amortization  of
approximately $4,549,000 and $12,434,000, respectively, are included in property
and equipment.

Goodwill and other intangible  assets.  Goodwill,  developed and core technology
and other intangible  assets are carried at cost less accumulated  amortization,
and are being amortized on a straight-line  basis over the economic lives of the
respective assets,  generally three to seven years. Among other  considerations,
to assess impairment,  the Company  periodically  estimates  undiscounted future
cash flows to  determine if they exceed the  unamortized  balance of the related
intangible asset.

The  components  of goodwill  and other  intangible  assets,  net arose from the
following acquisitions:

                                                        December 31,
                                                  ------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                                        1999            1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

PMC-Sierra, Ltd.                                  $  5,390        $  6,665
Bipolar Integrated Technology, Inc.                    170             216
Integrated Telecom Technology, Inc.                  9,720          12,748
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  $ 15,280        $ 19,629
                                                  ========================

Investments  in Non-Public  Companies.  The Company has certain  investments  in
non-publicly traded companies in which it has less than 20% of the voting rights
and in which it does not exercise significant  influence.  These investments are
carried at cost. The Company monitors these investments for impairment and makes
appropriate reductions in carrying value when necessary.

Investments in Equity  Accounted  Investees.  Investees in which the Company has
between 20% and 50% of the voting  rights,  and in which the  Company  exercises
significant influence, are accounted for using the equity method.

Deposits  for wafer  fabrication  capacity.  Two  independent  foundries  supply
substantially all of the Company's products.  Under wafer supply agreements with
these  foundries,  the  Company  has  deposits  of $19.1  million  (1998 - $23.1
million)  to secure  access to wafer  fabrication  capacity.  During  1999,  the
Company  purchased  $30.5 million  ($18.3  million and $13.2 million in 1998 and
1997,  respectively) from these foundries.  Purchases in any year may or may not
be indicative  of any future period since wafers are purchased  based on current
market pricing and the Company's volume requirements change in relation to sales
of its products.

In each year,  the  Company is  entitled to receive a refund of a portion of the
deposits  based on the annual  purchases  from these  suppliers  compared to the
target  levels in the wafer  supply  agreements.  Based on 1999  purchases,  the
Company is entitled to receive a $4.6 million refund from these suppliers in the
first  quarter of 2000.  If the Company does not receive back the balance of its
deposits during the term of the agreements,  then the outstanding  deposits will
be refunded to the Company at the termination of the agreements.

Accrued liabilities.  The components of accrued liabilities are as follows:

                                                       December 31,
                                              ---------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                                    1999               1998
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Accrued compensation and benefits             $  9,202         $    6,510
Accrued royalties                                    -                175
Other accrued liabilities                       10,806             11,001
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              $ 20,008         $   17,686
                                              ===========================


Foreign currency translation. For all foreign operations, the U.S. dollar is the
functional currency. Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated
using the  exchange  rate at the balance  sheet date.  Revenues and expenses are
translated at average rates of exchange  during the year.  Gains and losses from
foreign currency transactions are included in interest and other income, net.

Fair value of financial instruments.  The estimated fair value amounts have been
determined by the Company using  available  market  information  and appropriate
valuation   methodologies.   However,   considerable  judgment  is  required  in
interpreting  market data to develop the  estimates of fair value.  Accordingly,
the estimates  presented  herein are not  necessarily  indicative of the amounts
that the Company could realize in a current market exchange.

The  Company's   carrying  value  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents,   short-term
investments,  accounts  receivable,  accounts  payable and  accrued  liabilities
approximates fair value because the instruments have a short-term maturity.

The fair value of the Company's  long-term  debt and  obligations  under capital
leases at December 31, 1999 and 1998 also approximates their carrying value.

The fair value of the deposits for wafer fabrication capacity is not practicably
determinable.

Concentrations.  The Company maintains its cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments  in  investment  grade  financial   instruments  with   high-quality
financial institutions, thereby reducing credit risk concentrations.

At December  31,  1999,  approximately  43% (1998 - 38%) of accounts  receivable
represented  amounts  due from one of the  Company's  distributors.  The Company
believes that this  concentration and the concentration of credit risk resulting
from  trade  receivables  owing  from  high-technology   industry  customers  is
substantially mitigated by the Company's credit evaluation process, large number
of customers, relatively short collection terms, and the geographical dispersion
of sales.  The  Company  generally  does not  require  collateral  security  for
outstanding amounts.

The  Company  relies on a  limited  number of  suppliers  for wafer  fabrication
capacity.

Revenue  recognition.  Revenues from product sales direct to customers and minor
distributors  are  recognized at the time of shipment.  The Company  accrues for
warranty costs, sales returns and other allowances at the time of shipment based
on its  experience.  Certain of the  Company's  product  sales are made to major
distributors  under  agreements  allowing for price  protection  and/or right of
return on products  unsold.  Accordingly,  the  Company  defers  recognition  of
revenue on such sales until the products are sold by the distributors.


Interest and other income, net. The components of interest and other income, net
are as follows:


                                               Year Ended December 31,
                                     ----------------------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                           1999           1998            1997
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Interest income                      $  8,449      $   4,369       $   3,581
Interest expense (*)                   (1,526)        (1,412)         (2,324)
Equity in income of investee              792              -               -
Other                                     168            (41)           (153)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     $  7,883      $   2,916       $   1,104
                                     ========================================

*  consists  primarily of interest on long-term  and  obligations  under capital
   leases.

Income taxes. Income taxes are reported under Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 109 and,  accordingly,  deferred income taxes are recognized using
the asset and liability method,  whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences  attributable to differences  between
the financial  statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and
their respective tax basis, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.

Net  income  (loss)  per  common  share.  Basic net  income  (loss) per share is
computed  using the weighted  average  number of shares  outstanding  during the
period. The PMC-Sierra Ltd. Special Shares have been included in the calculation
of basic net income  (loss) per share.  Diluted  net income  (loss) per share is
computed  using  the  weighted  average  number of common  and  dilutive  common
equivalent  shares  outstanding  during the period.  Dilutive common  equivalent
shares consist of stock options and warrants.

Share  and per  share  data  presented  reflect  the  two-for-one  stock  splits
effective February 2000 and May 1999.

Segment  reporting.   In  1998,  the  Company  adopted  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 131,  Disclosures  about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related  Information  (SFAS 131). SFAS 131 uses a management  approach to report
financial and  descriptive  information  about a Company's  operating  segments.
Operating  segments are  revenue-producing  components  of the Company for which
separate  financial   information  is  produced  internally  for  the  Company's
management.  Under  this  definition,  the  Company  operated,  for all  periods
presented, in two segments: networking and non-networking products.

Comprehensive income. Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130,
Reporting  Comprehensive  Income,  the  Company  is  required  to  report  total
comprehensive income and comprehensive income per share. Comprehensive income is
defined as changes in stockholders' equity exclusive of transactions with owners
such as capital  contributions  and dividends.  The Company has no comprehensive
income items, other than the net income or loss in any of the years presented.

Recently issued  accounting  standards.  In June 1998, the Financial  Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133
(SFAS 133), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,  which
establishes  accounting and reporting  standards for derivative  instruments and
hedging activities.  SFAS 133 will require the recognition of all derivatives on
the  Company's   consolidated   balance  sheet  at  fair  value.  The  FASB  has
subsequently  delayed  implementation  of the  standard to the  financial  years
beginning  after June 15, 2000.  The Company  expects to adopt the new Statement
effective January 1, 2001. The impact on the Company's  financial  statements is
not expected to be material.

In December  1999, the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (SEC) issued Staff
Accounting  Bulletin No. 101(SAB 101), Revenue  Recognition,  which outlines the
basic criteria that must be met to recognize  revenue and provides  guidance for
presentation of revenue and for disclosure related to revenue recognition
policies in financial  statements  filed with the SEC. The Company  believes the
adoption of SAB 101 will not have a material  impact on the Company's  financial
position and results of operations.  The Company is required to adopt SAB 101 no
later than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000.


Reclassifications. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in order to
conform with the 1999 presentation.


NOTE 2. Business Combinations and Investments in Other Companies

Acquisition of Quantum Effect Devices, Inc.
-------------------------------------------
In August 2000,  the Company  acquired  Quantum Effect  Devices,  Inc., a public
company located in the United States. QED develops embedded microprocessors that
perform information  processing in networking equipment.  Under the terms of the
agreement,  approximately  12,300,000  shares of common stock were exchanged and
options assumed to acquire QED.

The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and accordingly, all
prior periods have been restated.

During the quarter ended September 24, 2000, PMC-Sierra recorded  merger-related
transaction  costs of  $23,180,000  related  to the  acquisition  of QED.  These
charges,  which consist primarily of investment  banking and other  professional
fees,  were  included  under  costs  of  merger  in the  Condensed  Consolidated
Statements of Operations in the quarter ended September 24, 2000.


Acquisition of Extreme Packet Devices, Inc.
-------------------------------------------
In April 2000, the Company  acquired  Extreme Packet Devices,  Inc., a privately
held fabless  semiconductor  company located in Canada.  Extreme  specializes in
developing  semiconductors  for high speed IP and ATM traffic  management  at 10
Gigabits  per  second   rates.   PMC-Sierra   issued   approximately   2,000,000
exchangeable  shares (see note 8) and  PMC-Sierra  stock options in exchange for
all of the outstanding equity securities and options of Extreme.

The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and accordingly, all
prior periods have been restated.


During the  quarter  ended June 25,  2000,  PMC-Sierra  recorded  merger-related
transaction  costs of $5,776,000  related to the  acquisition of Extreme.  These
charges,  which consist primarily of investment  banking and other  professional
fees,  were  included  under  costs  of  merger  in the  Condensed  Consolidated
Statements of Operations in the quarter ended June 25, 2000.


Acquisition of AANetcom, Inc.
----------------------------
In March 2000,  the Company  acquired  AANetcom,  Inc., a privately held fabless
semiconductor  company  located in the United States.  AANetcom's  technology is
designed for use in gigabit or terabit switchers and routers,  telecommunication
access equipment,  and optical networking switches in applications  ranging from
the  enterprise to the core of the  Internet.  PMC-Sierra  issued  approximately
4,800,000  shares  of  PMC-Sierra  common  stock  in  exchange  for  all  of the
outstanding equity securities and options of AANetcom.

The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and accordingly, all
prior periods have been restated.

During the quarter  ended March 26,  2000,  PMC-Sierra  recorded  merger-related
transaction  costs of $7,368,000  related to the acquisition of AANetcom.  These
charges,  which consist primarily of investment  banking and other  professional
fees,  were  included  under  costs  of  merger  in the  Condensed  Consolidated
Statements of Operations in the quarter ended March 26, 2000.


Acquisition of Toucan Technology Ltd.
------------------------------------
In January 2000, the Company  acquired Toucan  Technology Ltd., a privately held
integrated  circuit  design  company  located  in  the  Ireland.  Toucan  offers
expertise in telecommunications  semiconductor design. At December 31, 1999, the
Company  owned  seven  per  cent of  Toucan  and  purchased  the  remainder  for
approximately  300,000 shares of PMC-Sierra  common stock and  PMC-Sierra  stock
options.

The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and accordingly, all
prior periods have been restated.

During the quarter  ended March 26,  2000,  PMC-Sierra  recorded  merger-related
transaction  costs of  $534,000  related to the  acquisition  of  Toucan.  These
charges,  which consist primarily of investment  banking and other  professional
fees,  were  included  under  costs  of  merger  in the  Condensed  Consolidated
Statements of Operations in the quarter ended March 26, 2000.

The historical results of operations of the Company, Toucan,  AANetcom,  Extreme
and QED for the periods prior to the mergers are as follows:



                                            Year Ended December 31,
                                ----------------------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                       1999            1998           1997
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net revenues

PMC, as previously reported     $ 262,477      $  161,812      $ 127,166
Toucan                                 24             739          1,932
AANetcom                              780             830             -
Extreme                                -               -              -
QED                                31,462           9,035         10,239
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Combined                        $ 294,743      $  172,416      $ 139,337
                                ========================================


Net income (loss)

PMC, as previously reported     $  90,020      $  (5,945)      $  34,184
Toucan                               (221)        (1,057)            191
AANetcom                           (6,210)        (1,733)           (349)
Extreme                            (1,987)             -               -
QED                                (7,163)       (12,852)         (3,491)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Combined                        $  74,439      $ (21,587)      $  30,535
                                =========================================


Acquisition of Abrizio, Inc.
----------------------------
In 1999, the Company acquired  Abrizio,  Inc., a fabless  semiconductor  company
that  specializes  in broadband  switch chip fabrics used in core ATM  switches,
digital  cross-connects,  and terabit routers.  PMC-Sierra issued  approximately
8,704,000  shares in  PMC-Sierra  common stock and  PMC-Sierra  stock options in
exchange for all of the outstanding equity securities and options of Abrizio.

The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and accordingly, all
prior periods have been restated.

During the quarter ended September 26, 1999, PMC-Sierra recorded  merger-related
transaction  costs of $866,000  related to the  acquisition  of  Abrizio.  These
charges,  which consist primarily of investment  banking and other  professional
fees, have been included under costs of merger in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations.

The historical  results of operations of the Company and Abrizio for the periods
prior to the merger are as follows:


                                 Six Months
                                 Ended          Year Ended December 31,
                                 June 27,       ------------------------
                                 1999              1998            1997
                                 ---------------------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net revenues
PMC                             $ 109,426      $  161,812      $ 127,166
Abrizio                               850            -             -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Combined                        $ 110,276      $  161,812      $ 127,166
                                ========================================

Net income (loss)
PMC                             $  51,715     $   (2,878)      $  34,258
Abrizio                            (3,670)        (3,067)            (74)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Combined                        $  48,045      $  (5,945)      $  34,184
                                =========================================


Acquisition of Integrated Telecom Technology, Inc.
-------------------------------------------------
In 1998, the Company acquired  Integrated Telecom  Technology,  Inc. in exchange
for  total  consideration  of  $55.0  million  consisting  of  cash  paid to IGT
stockholders  of $17.8  million,  cash paid to IGT creditors of $9.0 million and
the balance of $28.2 million by the issuance of  approximately  1,660,000 shares
of common stock and options to purchase  approximately  214,000 shares of common
stock  (based on the market  value of  PMC-Sierra  common  stock on the issuance
date). The purchase price includes  professional  fees and other direct costs of
the  acquisition  totaling  $850,000.  IGT was a fabless  semiconductor  company
headquartered  in  Gaithersburg,  Maryland with a development  site in San Jose,
California.  Upon  consummation  of  the  transaction,  IGT  was  merged  with a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.


The  acquisition  was accounted for using the purchase  method of accounting and
the final allocation among tangible and intangible assets and liabilities was as
follows (in thousands):



Tangible assets                                    $  4,598

Intangible assets:
       Developed and core technology                  7,830
       Assembled workforce                            1,050
       Goodwill                                       9,284

In process research and development ("IPR&D")        37,757

Liabilities                                          (4,669)
                                                 -----------
                                                   $ 55,850
                                                 ===========

The amount allocated to IPR&D of $37.8 million was expensed upon acquisition, as
it was  determined  that the underlying  projects had not reached  technological
feasibility,  had no  alternative  future  use and  successful  development  was
uncertain.  In the  allocation of the IGT  acquisition  purchase  price to IPR&D
consideration was given to the following for each in process project at the time
of the acquisition:

-   the present value of the forecasted cash flows and income that were expected
    to result from the projects;
-   the status of the projects;
-   completion costs;
-   project risks;
-   the value of core technology;  and
-   the stage of completion of the individual project.

In valuing core  technology,  the relative  allocations  to core  technology and
IPR&D were consistent with the relative contributions of each project. The value
of IPR&D  was  determined  based  on  efforts  completed  as of the date IGT was
acquired.

As of the acquisition  date, IGT had three development  projects in process.  In
order to develop these projects into commercially  viable products,  the Company
had to complete all  planning,  designing  and testing  activities  necessary to
establish that the products could be produced to meet their design requirements.

Project A was completed in the first quarter of 1999 and was in full  production
by the end of the year.  Project B was in  development  in the fourth quarter of
1998  and  was in full  production  by the  first  quarter  of  1999.  This  was
consistent with the initial estimates used in the valuation of the projects.

During the third quarter of 1998,  the Company  determined  that the  intangible
value of Project C was impaired.  The developed and core  technology  related to
this  project in process at the time of  acquisition  was  determined  not to be
technologically  feasible and had no  alternative  future use. As a result,  the
Company  recognized  an  impairment  of $4.3  million in  intangible  assets and
related goodwill.


NOTE 3.  Investments and Other Assets

The components of Investments and Other Assets are as follows:


                                                        December 31,
                                               ----------------------------
(in thousands)                                       1999              1998

Investments in Non-Public companies             $   8,050        $    4,091
Investments in Equity Accounted Investee            3,506                 -
Other Assets                                          271               569
                                               ----------        ----------
                                                $  11,827        $    4,660
                                               ==========        ==========


Investments in Non-Public Companies
-----------------------------------
The Company has certain  investments in non-publicly  traded companies which are
generally  recorded at cost. In 1999,  the Company made  investments  in various
non-publicly traded companies for total cash consideration of $8.5 million (1998
- nil; 1997 - $3 million).

During the second quarter of 1999, the Company  recognized a gain related to the
disposition  of its  investment in IC Works,  Inc.  (ICW).  ICW was purchased by
Cypress Semiconductor, Inc. (Cypress), a publicly traded company. As part of the
purchase  agreement between ICW and Cypress,  the Company's  preferred shares in
ICW,  with a nominal book value,  were  exchanged  for 923,600  common shares of
Cypress which had a fair market value of approximately $8.6 million.  During the
same quarter, the Company sold 831,240 of the Cypress common shares resulting in
a total pre-tax gain of $ 12.3  million.  The remaining  92,360  Cypress  common
shares are subject to certain  escrow  restrictions,  are not available for sale
until first  quarter of 2000 and are  carried at the  nominal  book value of the
Company's original investment in ICW.


Investments in Equity Accounted Investee
----------------------------------------
During the second quarter of 1999, the Company's investee, Sierra Wireless Inc.,
which was  accounted  for under the cost  method,  completed  an initial  public
offering  (IPO) in Canada.  As part of this IPO,  the  Company's  investment  in
non-voting  preferred  shares of Sierra  Wireless were exchanged for 5.1 million
common shares of Sierra Wireless,  of which 1.7 million shares were sold as part
of the IPO for a pre-tax gain of approximately $14.5 million.

As a result of these  transactions,  at December  31,  1999,  the Company  owned
approximately  24% of the common shares of Sierra  Wireless and accounts for its
investment under the equity method. The difference between the carrying value of
the investment and the underlying  equity in net assets,  representing  negative
goodwill in the amount of $7.4 million,  is being  amortized to equity in income
of investee over a five year period.  Included in Interest and other income, net
for the year ended December 31, 1999, is equity in income of Sierra  Wireless of
$792,000.

As at December 31, 1999, the quoted market value of the Company's  investment in
Sierra Wireless was  approximately  $152.3 million.  The common shares of Sierra
Wireless held by the Company are subject to certain resale provisions.


NOTE 4.  Lines of credit

At December 31, 1999,  the Company had available a revolving line of credit with
a bank under which the Company may borrow up to $15 million with interest at the
bank's  alternate  base rate  (annual rate of 8.5% at December  31,  1999).  The
Company  cannot pay cash  dividends,  or make material  divestments  without the
prior  written  consent  of the bank.  The  agreement  expires  in May 2001.  At
December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, there were no amounts outstanding under
this agreement.

NOTE 5. Obligations Under Capital Leases and Long-Term Debt

Obligations under capital leases and long-term debt are as follows:


                                                               December 31,
                                                         -----------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                                            1999            1998
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Obligations under capital leases with interest         $  2,084       $  11,217
  ranging from 7.4% to 17.9%

Various loans, secured by property and equipment,         4,146           2,110
  payable in annual installments of
  approximately $1,012,000 and with interest rates
  ranging from 6.25% to 12.3%

Various unsecured notes, with unspecified maturity        1,361           1,332
  dates and with interest rates ranging from 5% to 8%

Various unsecured notes, payable in various               1,169           1,710
  installments with interest rates
  ranging from 0% to 10%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          8,760          16,369
Less current portion                                     (3,863)         (6,189)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       $  4,897       $  10,180
                                                      ==========================


Future  minimum lease  payments at December 31, 1999 under capital leases are as
follows:


Year Ending December 31  (in thousands)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2000                                                          $   1,533
2001                                                                586
2002                                                                100
2003                                                                  9
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total minimum lease payments                                      2,228
Less amount representing imputed interest                          (144)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Present value of future minimum lease payments                $   2,084
                                                             ===========


Future principal payments at December 31, 1999 of long-term debt are as follows:


Year Ending December 31 (in thousands)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2000                                                          $   2,420
2001                                                              3,473
2002                                                                736
2003                                                                 47
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              $   6,676
                                                             ==========

NOTE 6. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating  leases.  The Company  leases its  facilities  under  operating  lease
agreements,  which expire at various dates through  October 1, 2009.  Total rent
expense for the years ended  December 31, 1999,  1998 and 1997 was $4.3 million,
$2.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

Minimum future rental payments under these leases are as follows:


Year Ending December 31 (in thousands)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2000                                                          $   5,551
2001                                                              7,191
2002                                                              6,750
2003                                                              6,717
2004                                                              6,207
thereafter                                                       26,706
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              $  59,122
                                                              =========

Supply agreements.  The Company has wafer supply agreements with two independent
foundries,  which expire in December 2000. Under these agreements, the suppliers
are obligated to provide certain  quantities of wafers per year.  Neither of the
agreements  have minimum unit volume  purchase  requirements  but the Company is
obligated  under one of the  agreements to purchase in future  periods a minimum
percentage of its total annual wafer requirements,  provided that the foundry is
able to continue to offer competitive technology, pricing, quality and delivery.

Contingencies.  In the normal course of business, the Company receives and makes
inquiries with regard to possible patent infringements.  Where deemed advisable,
the Company may seek or extend  licenses or negotiate  settlements.  Outcomes of
such  negotiations  may not be  determinable  at any  point  in  time;  however,
management does not believe that such licenses or settlements will, individually
or in the aggregate,  have a material adverse effect on the Company's  financial
position, results of operations or liquidity.


NOTE 7.  Special Shares

At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company maintained a reserve of 4,242,000 and
5,036,000  shares,  respectively,  of  PMC-Sierra  common  stock to be issued to
holders of  PMC-Sierra,LTD  (LTD)  Special  Shares and options to  purchase  LTD
Special  Shares.  The holders of these Special Shares have the right to exchange
one A Special  Share for eight shares of the Company's  common stock,  and one B
Special Share for 2.18448 shares of the Company's common stock.

These Special Shares of LTD are classified outside of stockholders' equity until
such shares are exchanged for PMC-Sierra  common stock.  Upon exchange,  amounts
will be transferred  from the LTD Special Shares account to the Company's common
stock and additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheet.


NOTE 8. Stockholders' Equity

Convertible  Preferred  Stock of QED.  Included in  stockholders'  equity of the
Company  are QED $ 0.001  par value  per  share  Series  A, B, C, D  convertible
preferred  shares.  At  December  31,  1999 and  1998,  QED had  authorized  and
outstanding convertible preferred shares as follows (in thousands):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                      December 31, 1999               December 31, 1998
                            -------------------------------     -------------------------------
<S>               <C>          <C>              <C>                  <C>             <C>
                Shares       Shares         Proceeds Net          Shares       Proceeds Net
               Authorized   Outstanding   of Issuance Costs     Outstanding   of Issuance Costs
             ---------------------------   ----------------     ------------  -----------------
Series A       1,800          1,800            $ 2,520              1,800         $  2,520
Series B       2,594          2,500              6,000              2,500            6,000
Series C       4,804          4,800             11,950              4,800           11,950
Series D       4,700          4,519             19,479                  -                -
            ---------     ----------      -------------        -----------      -----------
              13,898         13,619           $ 39,949              9,100         $ 20,470
            ---------     ----------      -------------        -----------      -----------

</TABLE>

On February 1, 2000, QED completed its initial public  offering of common stock.
Simultaneously  with the closing of the initial public offering,  all issued and
outstanding  shares of QED's  convertible  preferred  stock  were  automatically
converted into 13,619,000 shares of QED common stock. All shares of common stock
of QED were exchanged for shares of PMC-Sierra common stock at an exchange ratio
of 0.385 (see Note 2) per QED common share.

Authorized  share  capital of  PMC-Sierra.  On July 10,  1997,  the  Company was
reincorporated  in the State of Delaware from the State of California.  Prior to
the  reincorporation,  the Company had authorized  capital of 55,405,916 shares,
50,000,000  of which were  designated  "Common  Stock",  5,000,000 of which were
designated  "Preferred  Stock",  and 405,916 of which were designated  "Series D
Preferred  Stock".   All  authorized   shares  had  no  par  value.   After  the
reincorporation,  the Company had an authorized  capital of  55,000,000  shares,
50,000,000  of which were  designated  "Common  Stock",  $0.001  par value,  and
5,000,000 of which were  designated  "Preferred  Stock",  $0.001 par value.  The
excess of the amount  recorded  as  capital  stock over the par value of capital
stock on  reincorporation  has been  recorded as  additional  paid in capital at
December 31, 1997.  The issued and  outstanding  shares  immediately  before and
after the  reincorporation  remained the same. The  reincorporation  included no
other significant  changes with respect to shares  outstanding,  reserved shares
and various applicable options, rights and warrants.


During 1998 and 1999,  the Company's  stockholders  elected to add an additional
50,000,000 and 100,000,000 authorized shares of common stock,  respectively,  to
the 50,000,000 shares of common stock authorized at the end of 1997. The Company
currently has an authorized capital of 205,000,000 shares,  200,000,000 of which
are  designated  "Common  Stock",  $0.001 par value,  and 5,000,000 of which are
designated "Preferred Stock", $0.001 par value.


Stock  Splits.  In April  1999,  the  Company's  Board of  Directors  approved a
two-for-one  split of the Company's common stock in the form of a stock dividend
that was applicable to  shareholders  of record on April 30, 1999, and effective
on May 14, 1999.

In January 2000, the Company's Board of Directors  approved another  two-for-one
split of the  Company's  common stock in the form of a stock  dividend  that was
applicable  to  shareholders  of record on January 31,  2000,  and  effective on
February 14, 2000.

All  references to share and per share data for all periods  presented have been
adjusted to give effect to these two-for-one stock splits.

Warrants.  During 1996, the Company issued a warrant to purchase  100,000 shares
of common stock at $2.31 per share to an  investment  banking firm in settlement
for services previously  expensed.  The warrant expires in August 2000. In 1999,
as a result of the Company's  acquisition of Abrizio,  Inc., the Company assumed
warrants to purchase 174,580 shares of common stock at $1.66 per share. In 2000,
as a result of the Company's  acquisitions  of AANetcom,  Inc.,  Extreme  Packet
Devices,  Inc.  and Quantum  Effect  Devices,  the Company  assumed  warrants to
purchase  50,759,  63,162 and 68,434 shares of common stock at $9.36,  $3.06 and
$5.26 per share,  respectively.  These warrants  expire between October 2002 and
December 2005. At the end of 1999, warrants to purchase 266,633 shares of common
stock were outstanding.

Exchangeable  Shares. As a result of the acquisition of Extreme,  each holder of
the Extreme  common stock  received  shares  exchangeable  into 0.2240 shares of
PMC-Sierra  common  stock for each  Extreme  common  share held.  The shares are
exchangeable,  at the option of the holder,  for  PMC-Sierra  common  stock on a
share-for-share  basis. The exchangeable  shares remain securities of PMC-Sierra
and entitle the holders to dividend and other rights economically  equivalent to
that of  PMC-Sierra  common  stock  and,  through  a  voting  trust,  to vote at
shareholder  meetings of  PMC-Sierra.  At December 31, 1999,  1,620,000 of these
exchangeable shares were outstanding.


NOTE 9. Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Stock  Purchase  Plan. In 1991,  the Company  adopted an Employee Stock
Purchase Plan ("ESPP")  under Section 423 of the Internal  Revenue Code. A total
of 6,497,012  shares of common stock have been  reserved for issuance  under the
Plan.  Under this Plan,  eligible  employees  may  purchase a limited  amount of
common  stock at a minimum  of 85% of the market  value at certain  plan-defined
dates.

During 1998, the Company's  stockholders elected to add a provision to the ESPP.
Under the new  terms,  the  number  of shares  authorized  to be  available  for
issuance under the plan shall be increased automatically on January 1, 1999, and
every year  thereafter  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, or (iii) an amount to be determined by the Board of
Directors.

During  1999,  1998 and 1997,  respectively,  there were  229,518,  385,716  and
420,596 shares issued under the Plan at weighted-average  prices of $8.12, $3.07
and $2.60 per share, respectively.  The weighted-average fair value of the 1999,
1998 and 1997 awards was $9.32, $2.86 and $1.74 per share, respectively.  During
1999, the Company's stockholders authorized an additional 1,257,012 shares to be
available under the plan. At December 31, 1999,  there were 2,221,994  shares of
common stock available for issuance under the purchase plan.


Stock  Option  Plans.  The Company  has two main stock  option  plans:  the 1987
Incentive Stock Plan and the 1994 Incentive Stock Plan. These plans cover grants
of options to purchase the Company's common stock. The options  generally expire
within five to ten years and vest over four years.

During 1998, the Company's common stockholders elected to add a provision to the
1994 Incentive Stock Plan. Under the new terms, the number of shares  authorized
to be available for issuance under the plan shall be increased  automatically on
January 1, 1999 and every year thereafter  until the expiration of the plan. The
increase  will be limited to the lesser of (i) 4% of the  outstanding  shares on
January  1 of each  year,  (ii)  8,000,000  shares,  or  (iii) an  amount  to be
determined by the Board of Directors.

In addition,  the Company has, in connection  with the  acquisitions  of various
companies, assumed the stock option plans of each acquired company (see Note 2),
and the related options are included in the following table.


Option activity under the option plans was as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Weighted
                                                                                               Average
                                                 Options Available     Number of Options    Exercise Price
                                                    For Issuance          Outstanding         Per Share
                                                 -----------------     -----------------    --------------
<S>                                                     <C>                     <C>            <C>

Outstanding at December 31, 1996 (5,496,963            9,096,365         13,602,101          $  2.46
    options exercisable at a weighted average
    price of $1.73)
    Authorized                                         3,897,642                 -                -
    Granted (weighted average fair value of           (6,144,545)         6,144,545          $  4.09
       $2.00 per share)
    Exercised                                              -             (2,931,664)         $  1.73
    Expired                                             (144,448)                -               -
    Cancelled                                          1,974,885         (1,974,885)         $  3.68
                                                     ------------       -----------

Outstanding at December 31, 1997 (5,913,843            8,679,899         14,840,097          $  3.12
    options exercisable at a weighted average
    price of $2.12)
    Authorized                                         5,539,919                 -                -
    Granted (weighted average fair value of           (7,848,463)         7,848,463          $  5.30
       $4.08 per share)
    Exercised                                              -            (3,908,541)          $  1.61
    Expired                                              (54,768)                -                -
    Cancelled                                            665,756          (665,756)          $  5.41
                                                     ------------       -----------

Outstanding at December 31, 1998 (6,486,442            6,982,343        18,114,263           $  4.30
    options exercisable at a weighted average
    price of $3.17)
    Authorized                                         5,351,836
    Granted (weighted average fair value of          (10,866,489)       10,866,489           $ 28.88
       $16.09 per share)
    Exercised                                                           (3,659,296)          $  2.74
    Expired                                               (2,702)             -                   -
    Repurchased                                            4,568              -                   -
    Cancelled                                            401,508          (398,836)          $ 11.64
                                                     ------------       -----------
Outstanding at December 31, 1999                       1,871,064        24,922,620           $ 15.13
                                                     ============       ===========

</TABLE>


The following table summarizes  information  concerning options  outstanding for
the combined option plans at December 31, 1999:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             Options Outstanding                    Options Exercisable
                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        <S>                     <C>             <C>             <C>                <C>             <C>
                                            Weighted
                                              Average
                                             Remaining        Weighted                           Weighted
                                            Contractual        Average                            Average
    Range of Exercise          Number          Life           Exercise           Number          Exercise
          Prices           Outstanding       (years)        Price per share    Exercisable     Price per share
  ------------------       -----------      -----------     ---------------    ------------    ---------------
  $   0.02 - $  3.53        6,195,711          7.21        $    2.02              3,446,083       $ 2.41
  $   3.57 - $  6.25        3,825,378          6.77             4.18              2,792,999         4.12
  $   6.35 - $ 14.05        5,383,078          8.20             8.22              2,059,532         8.02
  $  15.99 - $ 25.97        5,442,174          9.12            17.56                  1,290        25.97
  $  32.21 - $ 53.07        4,076,279          9.93            51.21                      0         0.00
                          -----------                                            -----------
  $   0.02 - $53.07        24,922,620          8.22            15.13              8,299,904         4.38
                          ===========                                            ===========

</TABLE>


Stock-based  compensation.  In accordance  with the  provisions of SFAS No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), the Company applies APB
Opinion 25 and related interpretations in accounting for its stock-based awards.
The Company's  ESPP is  non-compensatory  under APB Opinion 25. The Company also
does not  recognize  compensation  expense for employee  stock options which are
granted with  exercise  prices  equal to the fair market value of the  Company's
common stock at the date of grant.

Pro forma  information  regarding  net income  (loss) and net income  (loss) per
share is required by SFAS 123 for awards  granted or modified after December 31,
1994 as if the Company had  accounted  for its  stock-based  awards to employees
under  the fair  value  method  of SFAS  123.  The fair  value of the  Company's
stock-based  awards to employees  was  estimated  using a  Black-Scholes  option
pricing model. The  Black-Scholes  model was developed for use in estimating the
fair value of traded  options  that have no vesting  restrictions  and are fully
transferable.  In addition, the Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly
subjective  assumptions  including the expected stock price volatility.  Because
the Company's stock-based awards to employees have characteristics significantly
different from those of traded  options,  and because  changes in the subjective
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's
opinion,  the  existing  models do not  necessarily  provide a  reliable  single
measure of the fair value of its stock-based awards to employees. The fair value
of the  Company's  stock-based  awards  to  employees  was  estimated  using the
multiple option  approach,  recognizing  forfeitures as they occur,  assuming no
expected dividends and using the following weighted average assumptions:



                                      Options                    ESPP
                            -----------------------     ------------------------
                             1999     1998     1997     1999      1998     1997
                             ----     ----     ----     ----      ----     ----
Expected life (years)        3.4      3.4      2.6      1.4       1.5      1.4
Expected volatility          0.7      0.7      0.7      0.7       0.7      0.8
Risk-free interest rate      5.4%     5.2%     6.0%     5.2%      5.2%     5.9%

If the computed fair values of 1999,  1998 and 1997 awards had been amortized to
expense  over the vesting  period of the awards as  prescribed  by SFAS 123, net
income (loss) and net income (loss) per share would have been:

(in thousands except per share amounts):

                                               1999         1998          1997
                                            --------      --------     --------
Net income (loss)                           $ 47,947      $(33,266)     $26,005
Basic net income (loss) per share               0.33         (0.24)        0.20
Diluted net income (loss) per share             0.30         (0.24)        0.19

The pro forma  disclosures  above include the effect of SFAS 128 relating to the
calculation  of net income per share and FASB  Technical  Bulletin  97-1,  which
clarified the  application  of SFAS 123 for the  estimation of the fair value of
awards under ESPP plans with a multiple year look-back feature.

Because SFAS 123 is applicable only to awards granted or modified  subsequent to
December 31, 1994,  the pro forma effect is not  indicative  of future pro forma
adjustments, when the calculation will apply to all applicable stock awards.


NOTE 10.  Income Taxes

The income tax provisions,  calculated  under Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standard No. 109 ("SFAS 109"), consist of the following:

                                             Year Ended December 31,
                                    -------------------------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                           1999             1998            1997
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current:
  Federal                            $     -          $     -        $  (1,797)
  State                                   525              190             (12)
  Foreign                              43,842           23,868          13,963
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       44,367           24,058          12,154
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred:
  Federal                                (132)             (43)          2,251
  Foreign                              (2,898)          (1,040)          1,411
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       (3,030)          (1,083)          3,662
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision for income taxes           $ 41,337         $ 22,975        $ 15,816
                                    ===========================================



A reconciliation  between the Company's  effective tax rate and the U.S. Federal
statutory rate is as follows:

                                                     Year Ended December 31,
                                              ----------------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                                     1999        1998        1997
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Income (loss) before provision for income
   taxes                                      $ 115,776    $  1,388    $ 46,351
Federal statutory tax rate                          35%         35%         35%
Income taxes at U.S. Federal statutory rate   $  40,522       $ 486    $ 16,223
State taxes, net of federal benefit                 525           -           -
Net operating losses (utilized) not utilized       (941)      6,389      (3,149)
In-process research and development costs
  relating to IGT acquisition                         -      13,214           -
In-process research and development costs
  relating to other acquisitions                      -         497           -
Impairment of intangible assets                       -       1,509           -
Incremental taxes on foreign earnings              (698)        234       2,258
Other                                             1,929         646         484
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision for income taxes                    $  41,337    $ 22,975    $ 15,816
                                              ==================================



Significant  components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are
as follows:

                                                             December 31,
                                                     -------------------------
(IN THOUSANDS)                                           1999            1998
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards                     $ 62,625        $ 28,582
State tax loss carryforwards                            4,294           1,897
Credit carryforwards                                    7,405           4,526
Reserves and accrued expenses                           6,487           1,330
Restructuring and other charges                           842           3,732
Deferred income                                         9,328           1,682
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total deferred tax assets                              90,981          41,749
Valuation allowance                                   (81,711)        (40,243)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total net deferred tax assets                           9,270           1,506
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation                                           (8,885)         (4,015)
Capitalized technology                                   (206)           (342)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total deferred tax liabilities                         (9,091)         (4,357)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total net deferred taxes                                $ 179        $ (2,851)
                                                     =========================

At December 31, 1999, the Company has approximately  $183,157,000 of federal net
operating losses,  which will expire from 2000 to 2019.  Included in the federal
net  operating  losses is  $13,726,000  which is subject to a limitation  due to
ownership change limitations  provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The
Company  also has  approximately  $77,657,000  of state tax loss  carryforwards,
which expire from 2001 to 2013. The utilization of these state losses is subject
to a limitation  due to  ownership  change  limitations  provided by the various
state income tax legislation.


Included in the credit  carryforwards  at December  31, 1999 are  $3,585,000  of
federal research and development  credits,  which will expire from 2000 to 2012,
$628,000 of state  manufacturer's  investment  credits which expire from 2002 to
2006,  $1,767,000  of  foreign  tax  credits  which  expire  from  2000 to 2003,
$1,012,000 of state research and development credits and $410,000 of federal AMT
credits which carryforward indefinitely.

Not  included  in the  deferred  assets at December  31, 1999 are  approximately
$39,547,000  of cumulative tax deductions  related to equity  transactions,  the
benefit of which will be credited to stockholders'  equity, if and when realized
after the other tax deductions in the carryforwards have been realized.

The pretax income from foreign operations was $116,839,000 in 1999,  $61,298,000
in 1998 and $37,200,000 in 1997. Undistributed earnings of the Company's foreign
subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely  reinvested and  accordingly,  no
provision  for federal and state income taxes have been provided  thereon.  Upon
distribution  of those  earnings  in the form of a dividend  or  otherwise,  the
Company would be subject to both US income taxes  (subject to an adjustment  for
foreign tax  credits)  and  withholding  taxes  payable to the  various  foreign
countries.  It is not practical to estimate the income tax liability  that might
be incurred on the remittance of such earnings.


NOTE 11.  Segment Information

The Company has two operating segments:  networking and non-networking products.
The networking  segment consists of  internetworking  semiconductor  devices and
related  technical  service and support to  equipment  manufacturers  for use in
their  communications  and  networking  equipment.  The  non-networking  segment
includes user interface products such as custom, modem and other semiconductors.
The Company is supporting these products for existing customers, but has decided
not to develop any further products of this type.

The accounting  policies of the segments are the same as those  described in the
summary of significant  accounting policies.  The Company evaluates  performance
based on gross margins from operations of the two segments.


Summarized financial information by segment is as follows:

                                         Year Ended December 31,
                        ------------------------------------------------
(in thousands)                1999              1998              1997
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net revenues

Networking                $  277,452       $   150,143        $   97,683
Non-Networking                17,291            22,273            41,654
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                     $  294,743       $   172,416       $   139,337
                        =============  =================================


Gross profit

Networking               $   214,186       $   117,830        $   80,702
Non-Networking                 7,928            10,529            24,572
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                    $   222,114       $   128,359        $  105,274
                        ================================================


Enterprise-wide  information is provided in accordance with SFAS 131. Geographic
revenue  information  is  based  on  the  location  of  the  customer  invoiced.
Long-lived assets include property and equipment,  goodwill and other intangible
assets,  investments  and  other  assets  and  deposits  for  wafer  fabrication
capacity, and is based on the physical location of the assets.


                                        Year Ended December 31,
                            ------------------------------------------------
(in thousands)                    1999              1998              1997
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net revenues
  United States                $ 205,473         $ 118,941         $ 100,858
  Canada                          42,731            15,851            12,373
  Europe and Middle East          14,830            13,449            12,114
  Asia                            31,521            24,076            13,693
  Other foreign                      188                99               299
                              ----------       -----------      ------------
Total                          $ 294,743         $ 172,416         $ 139,337
                              ==========       ===========      ============

Long-lived assets
  United States                $  34,700         $  40,121         $  28,724
  Canada                          57,311            38,865            29,297
  Other                            1,040               855               849
                              ----------       -----------      ------------
Total                          $  93,051         $  79,841         $  58,870
                              ==========       ===========      ============



The Company has revenues from external  customers  (1999 and 1998 - 2, 1997 - 1)
that exceed 10% of total net revenues as follows:


                                          Year Ended December 31,
                               -----------------------------------------
(in thousands)                 1999              1998              1997
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Networking                  $ 95,764          $ 31,780          $  1,757
Non-Networking                     -            18,579            21,403


NOTE 12.  Restructuring

On September 29, 1996, the Company recorded a restructuring charge in connection
with the  Company's  decision to exit from the modem  chipset  business  and the
associated restructuring of the Company's non-networking product operations.  In
1997,  the Company  recorded a recovery of  $1,383,000  from the reversal of the
excess   accrued   restructuring   charge  related  to  the  completion  of  the
restructuring.  There  were  no  additional  amounts  incurred  related  to this
restructuring in 1999 and 1998.


NOTE 13.  Net Income (Loss) Per Share

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


                                                          December 31,
                                           -----------------------------------
                                              1999         1998          1997
Numerator:
  Net income (loss)                        $ 74,439    $ (21,587)     $ 30,535
                                           -----------------------------------

Denominator:
  Basic weighted average common shares
     outstanding (1)                        146,064      137,030       127,767
  Effect of dilutive securities:
     Stock options                           13,590            -         6,310
     Stock warrants                             116            -            56
                                           -----------------------------------
  Diluted weighted average common shares
     outstanding                            159,770      137,030       134,133
                                           ===================================

Basic net income (loss) per share          $   0.51    $   (0.16)     $   0.24
                                           ===================================

Diluted net income (loss) per share        $   0.47    $   (0.16)     $   0.23
                                           ===================================

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



NOTE 14.  Subsequent Events

During fiscal 2000, the Company acquired Toucan,  AANetcom, and Extreme and QED.
These   acquisitions  have been  accounted for as poolings of interests  and are
reflected in these financial statements. Refer to Note 2 for more details.

On June 27, 2000, the Company acquired Malleable  Technologies Inc., a privately
held fabless  semiconductor  company  located in the United States.  The Company
issued approximately  1,250,000 PMC-Sierra common shares and options in exchange
for the remaining 85% interest of Malleable's  outstanding common stock, options
and warrants  that the Company did not already  own.  This  transaction  will be
accounted for as a purchase.

On July 21, 2000, the Company  completed the  acquisition  of Datum  Telegraphic
Inc., a privately  held fabless  semiconductor  company  located in Canada.  The
Company issued  approximately  681,000  PMC-Sierra common shares and options and
paid  approximately  $17  million  in cash in  exchange  for the  remaining  92%
interest of Datum's  outstanding  common  stock and options that the Company did
not already own. This transaction will be accounted for as a purchase.

On September 29, 2000, the Company acquired SwitchOn Networks, Inc., a privately
held fabless  semiconductor located in the United States. Under the terms of the
agreement,  approximately 2,113,000 shares of common stock were issued and stock
options and warrants were assumed to acquire SwitchOn.  This transaction will be
accounted for as a pooling of interests.

The pro forma effects of the Malleable,  Datum and SwitchOn  acquisitions on the
reported  financial  position and the results of operations are not presented in
this document.


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



Date:    December 1, 2000

                                            PMC-SIERRA, INC.
                                            /s/  John W Sullivan
                                            ----------------------
                                            John W. Sullivan
                                            Vice-President, Finance and
                                            Principal Accounting Officer



(c) Exhibits pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K



Exhibit       Description
Number
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23.1          Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent
              Auditors

27            Restated Financial Data Schedules






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