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About
Datum Telegraphic built chips for the radio side of cellular networks in the years when base-station volumes were climbing fastest, and sold to PMC-Sierra in 2000. Creative Destruction Lab describes the exit as generating one of the highest returns ever in British Columbia for an angel-backed company. Wallace returned to the TechVancouver stage in September 2019 to talk about what starting and selling companies actually involves.
Backers
Angel-backed before the PMC-Sierra acquisition
Quick answers
What was Datum Telegraphic?
A Vancouver semiconductor company designing chips for cellular base stations, co-founded by Laurie Wallace.
What happened to Datum Telegraphic?
PMC-Sierra acquired it in 2000 for more than $200 million.
Why does it appear in the TechTO archive?
Laurie Wallace gave a TechVancouver fireside chat in September 2019 on starting and selling companies, drawing on the Datum exit.