8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  May 10, 2006
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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                                PMC-SIERRA, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                       0-19084                94-2925073
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                  Identification Number)


                               3975 Freedom Circle
                              Santa Clara, CA 95054
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (408) 239-8000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

         Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the
following provisions:

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
    230.425)

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    240.14a-12)

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    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On May 10, 2006, PMC-Sierra, Inc. (the "Registrant" or "the Company")
appointed Mr. Michael Farese to the Board of Directors of the Company. The press
release announcing the appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The
Company has not determined at this time whether Mr. Farese will serve on any
standing committee of the Board of Directors.


ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

       (c)  Exhibits.

               99.1 Press release dated May 11, 2006, announcing the appointment
                    of Mr. Michael Farese to the Board of Directors of the
                    Company (furnished, not filed).





                                    SIGNATURE

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


                                                 PMC-SIERRA, INC.
                                                 (Registrant)




         Date: May 11, 2006                By:   /s/ Alan F. Krock
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                                                 Alan F. Krock
                                                 Vice President
                                                 Chief Financial Officer and
                                                 Principal Accounting Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                                      Description
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99.1              Press release dated May 11, 2006, announcing the appointment
                  of Mr. Michael Farese to the Board of Directors of the
                  Company (furnished, not filed).

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

            PMC-Sierra Appoints Michael Farese to Board of Directors

    SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2006--PMC-Sierra,
Inc. (NASDAQ:PMCS), today announced that Mr. Michael Farese has been
appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.
    Mr. Farese is senior vice president, engineering, of Palm, Inc.,
and is responsible for all engineering programs associated with new
product development and product sustaining engineering. Mr. Farese has
extensive experience in the equipment manufacturing and semiconductor
industry and has been involved in the development of wireless
telecommunication products for the past 20 years.
    Prior to joining Palm, Mr. Farese was president and chief
executive officer of WJ Communications where he helped build the
Company into a leading provider of semiconductors for the wireless
industry. Previously, Mr. Farese held senior management positions at
companies such as Tropian, Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia Mobile Phones.
Mr. Farese's responsibilities at these companies included the
introduction of some of the first GSM and TDMA digital smart phones in
the industry. He has also held management positions at AT&T and Bell
Laboratories.
    Mr. Farese holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master's degree
in electrical engineering from Princeton University, and a doctorate
in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic. He is also a
member of the Board of Directors of Communications Intelligence Corp.
and Newfound Communications.

    About PMC-Sierra

    PMC-Sierra(TM) is a leading provider of broadband communications
and storage semiconductors for metro, access, fiber to the home,
wireless infrastructure, storage, laser printers and customer premises
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 and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For
more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com.

    (C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2006. All rights reserved. PMC is a
registered trademark of PMC-Sierra, Inc. in the United States and
other countries. PMC-SIERRA, PMCS and "Thinking You can Build On" are
trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and company names
mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

    CONTACT: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
             Alan Krock, Vice President & CFO
             408-988-1204
             or
             David Climie, Vice President Marketing Communications
             408-988-8276
             or
             Susan Shaw, Manager Communications
             408-988-8515