Private company
PowerDsine
Semiconductor company
PowerDsine was a semiconductor and systems company, acquired by Microsemi in January 2007 following its IPO in 2004. Microchip Technology acquired Microsemi in 2018. Established in 1994, PowerDsine's initial products were telephone ringing generators, and it also developed DSL remote power feeding modules, before inventing Power over Ethernet's (PoE) precursor Power over LAN.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrysemiconductor1
- HeadquartersAliso Viejo1
- Websitewww.powerdsine.com
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PowerDsine was a semiconductor and systems company, acquired by Microsemi in January 2007 following its IPO in 2004. Microchip Technology acquired Microsemi in 2018. Established in 1994, PowerDsine's initial products were telephone ringing generators, and it also developed DSL remote power feeding modules, before inventing Power over Ethernet's (PoE) precursor Power over LAN.2
Products and brands
- networking hardware
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1994Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.powerdsine.com1
- WikipediaPowerDsine
- WikidataQ2106935
Sources
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- 1WikidataPowerDsine on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPowerDsine on Wikipedia