PowerDsine was a semiconductor and systems company, acquired by Microsemi in January 2007[2] following its IPO in 2004.[3] It was established in 1994.[4] Its initial products were telephone ringing generators,[5] and it also developed DSL remote power feeding modules,[6] before inventing Power over Ethernet's (PoE) precursor Power over LAN.[7]

PowerDsine Ltd
IndustrySemiconductor, Networking equipment
Founded1994, Israel
FoundersIgal Rotem
Ilan Atias
SuccessorMicrosemi
Headquarters Hod HaSharon, Israel
ProductsPower over Ethernet, xDSL power feeding, Reverse Power Feeding, Ringing (telephony) generators
RevenueDecrease $38.6 million USD(2005)[1]
Increase $0.751 million USD (2005)
Websitewww.microsemi.com

PowerDsine, a prominent company in the field of Power over Ethernet (PoE) technologies, supplied a range of products including PoE Injectors, which are devices that add power to Ethernet cables for powering network devices. Additionally, they provided specialized PoE Test Equipment to ensure the proper functioning of PoE installations, and PoE Integrated Circuits (ICs) for embedding PoE capabilities into various network devices.[8]

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  1. ^ "Audited Financial Statement". SEC. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Microsemi buys PowerDsine". EETimes. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ^ "POWERDSINE LTD (PDSN) IPO". NASDAQ.
  4. ^ "PowerDsine company profile and information". DataFOX. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ^ "SIN15 Ring Generators Datasheet". www.microsemi.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ^ "xDSL Power Modules" (PDF). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ^ "PowerDsine Introduces Power over LAN™: First IP Telephony Power Solution Technology Merges Power and Data Over One Line". www.powerdsine.com (web archive). Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Power over Ethernet". Microsemi.
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