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www.pmc-sierra.com - PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced the Company will conduct a conference call with the financial community following the release of its third quarter 2008 earnings on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at 1:30 PM Pacific Time/4:30 PM Eastern Time. The conference call will be conducted by Mr. Greg Lang, PMC-Sierra's President and Chief Executive Officer,

and Mr. Mike Zellner, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

PMC-Sierra's third quarter 2008 earnings will be released after the stock market closes on October 16, 2008, and will be available at www.pmc-sierra.com. The conference call webcast will be accessible under the Financial Events and Calendar section at investor.pmc-sierra.com/. To listen to the conference call live by telephone, dial (416) 640-5925 approximately ten minutes before the start time. A telephone playback will be available after the completion of the call and can be accessed at (647) 436-0148 using the access code 9483920. A replay of the webcast will be available for five business days.

About PMC-Sierra

PMC-Sierra(R) is a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors for metro, access, fiber to the home, wireless infrastructure, storage, laser printers, and fiber access gateway equipment. PMC-Sierra offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com.

(C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2008. All rights reserved. PMC and PMC-SIERRA are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. in the United States and other countries. PMCS and "Enabling connectivity. Empowering people." are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Senior Manager, Brand Communications
Susan Shaw, 1-408-988-8515
susan_shaw@pmc-sierra.com