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Quantum Effect Devices, Inc.
FormerlyQuantum Effect Design, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustrySemiconductor
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991) in Palo Alto, California
Founders
  • Tom Riordan
  • Earl Killian
  • Ray Kunita
DefunctOctober 2000; 23 years ago (2000-10)
FateAcquired by PMC-Sierra
ProductsMicroprocessors

Quantum Effect Devices, Inc. (QED), was a microprocessor design company incorporated in 1991 as Quantum Effect Design. It was based in Palo Alto, California.

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