PMC Sierra (PMCS) 10-Q 2012 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael W. Zellner hereby certify, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in my capacity as an officer of PMC-Sierra, Inc. (“PMC”), that, to my knowledge, this Quarterly Report of PMC on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2012, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PMC.

Date:May 10, 2012	By:	/s/ Michael W. Zellner
	Michael W. Zellner
	Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and
	Principal Accounting Officer