to being late to the market. The company was financially conservative during the time leading up to and after the company's initial public offering and would not fully staff the SOC project. One of the reasons for selling the company to PMC-Sierra was to fund these SOC projects. By that time, competitors like SiByte had already entered the market with equivalent devices. References External links Quantum Effect Devices/Design at chipdb.org Defunct semiconductor companies of the United States Manufacturing companies based in California MIPS architecture Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Companies based in Palo Alto, California Computer companies established in 1991 Manufacturing companies established in 1991 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2000 1991 establishments in California 2000 disestablishments in California