Showing posts with label Marvell Technology Group. Show all posts
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Friday, May 30, 2008

Technology: Marvell names Clyde R. Hosein Chief Financial Officer

Santa Clara, Calif. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRVL), a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced it has named Clyde R. Hosein Chief Financial Officer, effective June 23rd, 2008.

Mr. Hosein brings to Marvell more than 25 years of experience in finance and operations in high technology industries. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hosein was chief financial officer for Integrated Device Technologies (IDT) and held the same position at Advanced Interconnect Technologies (AIT). Before joining Advanced Interconnect Technologies, Mr. Hosein was the chief financial officer and senior director of corporate planning of Candescent Technologies Corporation.
Previous to Candescent, Mr. Hosein spent over 14 years with IBM Corporation, where he held several positions within their storage, microelectronics, data systems and corporate divisions.

"Clyde has extensive financial management experience in the tech sector as well as a strong record of improving operations within the organizations he has served," said Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's Chief Executive Officer. "I am confident that his past experience and proven leadership will help him guide Marvell as we continue to build a solid platform for growth. We are very pleased to welcome Clyde to the Marvell team."

"I'm extremely impressed with Marvell's history of innovation, market leadership, and their commitment to excellence," said Hosein. "I believe my background and expertise are an excellent fit for this world-class organization as it embarks on its next phase of growth and I am looking forward to helping the Marvell team achieve the next level of excellence."

Mr. Hosein holds an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business and a B.S. in industrial engineering from Polytechnic University in New York. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Cree Inc., where he serves on the Audit and Governance and Nominating committees, having previously served on the Compensation Committee.

Mr. Hosein's appointment is concurrent with the transition of George de Urioste, who has served as interim Chief Financial Officer since January 2008 to a new role as Acting Chief Operating Officer, covering a broad range of responsibilities.
Pantas Sutardja, who has been serving as Acting COO, will relinquish those responsibilities in order to devote his full attention to his role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

"We want to thank George for his excellent service as interim chief financial officer," said Mr. Sutardja. "George has been an integral member of the Marvell management team for the past few months, and we look forward to his continued leadership as acting chief operating officer."

About Marvell

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) is the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Marvell Semiconductor Inc. (MSI), Marvell Asia Pte Ltd (MAPL), Marvell Japan K.K., Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell International Ltd. (MIL), Marvell U.K. Limited, Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd. (MSIL), Marvell Software Solutions Israel Ltd., and Marvell Semiconductor Germany GmbH. MSI is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and designs, develops and markets products on behalf of MIL and MAPL. MSI may be contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at http://www.marvell.com

Forward-looking Statements:
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," and their variations identify forward-looking statements. Statements that refer to, or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of results and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Some risks and uncertainties that may adversely impact the statements in this release include, but are not limited to, the outcome of the company's search for a permanent CFO. For other factors that could cause Marvell's results to vary from expectations, please see the risks and other factors described in Marvell's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q , Annual Report on Form 10-K and Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Marvell undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements. Marvell(R) is a registered trademark of Marvell or its affiliates. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

For Further Information Contact:
Diane Vanasse
Marvell Public Relations
408-242-0027
dvanasse@marvell.com
Louise Kehoe
Ogilvy PR Worldwide
650-544-5070
louise.kehoe@ogilvypr.com

SOURCE: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
CONTACT: Diane Vanasse,
Marvell Public Relations,
+1-408-242-0027,
dvanasse@marvell.com; or
Louise Kehoe of Ogilvy PR Worldwide,
+1-650-544-5070,
louise.kehoe@ogilvypr.com,
for Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Marvell transitions XScale based processors

Santa Clara, California, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRVL) a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that the Company is completing the planned transition of several mobile products to its customary fabrication facilities from Intel manufacturing operations.

Upon completion of this transition all of Marvell's communication processors will be manufactured utilizing the Company's standard fabrication partners.

Marvell has spent more than a year working on the porting of these products, going through an extensive qualification process. This time consuming effort was undertaken with extreme care to maintain a smooth customer supply chain by creating buffers on both sides with the Intel fabrication facilities and Marvell's customary channels. The Company feels confident that customer supply will not be affected.

"This transition has required a great deal of hard work and planning to ensure a seamless conversion for our customers. We are pleased to complete this transition well ahead of schedule," said Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's President and CEO.

"We expect that by converting these parts to our traditional fabrication partners, Marvell will be able to further lower its cost structure, improve profitability and support our efforts to bring Marvell in line with our financial model. This is an important achievement for Marvell and we remain committed to implementing further cost improvement initiatives that we began in the third quarter to improve our gross margin."

On November 8, 2006, Marvell completed the acquisition of Intel Corporation's cellular and applications processor business. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Marvell entered into a supply agreement with Intel whereby Intel would fabricate and supply chips to Marvell through June 2008.

By leveraging strong relationships with manufacturing partners Marvell has successfully shortened the time needed for the planned transition of XScale based communications processors and certain application processors. The transition for the manufacture of communications processors is expected to be completed before the end of Q1 FY09. Marvell will continue to utilize Intel fabrication facilities to manufacture certain previous generation application processors.

About Marvell

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a leader in the development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
For more information, visit http://www.marvell.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities

Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions about our operations. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," and their variations identify forward-looking statements.

Statements that refer to, or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements.

These statements include statements regarding expected benefits to the Company upon completion of the transition of the manufacture of certain products to traditional fabrication partners, the Company's anticipated ability to achieve further cost improvement initiatives and improve its gross margin, the anticipated timing for the completion of the transition of the manufacture of certain parts to traditional manufacturers, the Company's plans to continue to utilize Intel fabrication facilities to manufacture certain products.

These statements are not guarantees of results and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

Actual results will be subject to the Company's ability to execute the transition of the manufacture of certain products as planned and on the Company's operating performance during the remainder of fiscal year 2008 and beyond.

For other factors that could cause Marvell's results to vary from expectations, please see the risk factors identified in the Marvell's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other factors detailed from time to time in Marvell's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Marvell undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements.

Marvell(R) is a registered trademark of Marvell or its affiliates. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

For Further Information Contact:
Jeff Palmer
Marvell Investor Relations
408-222-8373 jpalmer@marvell.com
Diane Vanasse
Marvell Public Relations
408-242-0027 dvanasse@marvell.com

SOURCE: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
CONTACT: Jeff Palmer, Investor Relations, +1-408-222-8373,
jpalmer@marvell.com, or Diane Vanasse, Public Relations,
+1-408-242-0027, dvanasse@marvell.com, both of Marvell
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Marvell announces industry`s first 802.11n 450 Mbps solution

New Marvell TopDog 11n-450 Offers Peak Performance for PCs, Notebooks, Routers, Printers and Consumer Electronics Devices

Santa Clara, California (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) announced today the Marvell(R) TopDog(R) 11n-450, an 802.11n 3x3 WLAN solution with three spatial streams, the industry's first 802.11n chip operating at 450 Megabits-per-second (Mbps).

With maximum bandwidth more than eight times faster than 802.11g 54 Mbps versions and 1.5 times faster than current 802.11n 300 Mbps offerings, the new product will enable significant performance enhancements for notebooks and desktop PCs, printers, routers, set top boxes, digital TVs, gaming devices and DVD players and recorders.

The TopDog 11n-450 provides 500 percent increased range over 802.11g, as well as 160 percent increased range compared to competing 802.11n solutions.

"Marvell is first-to-market with an 802.11n 450 Mbps solution so manufacturers can deliver industry-leading wireless range and performance to consumers who are seeking faster and more powerful Wi-Fi capabilities," said Sameer Bidichandani, senior director of technology strategy, Marvell Semiconductor.

"Compliant with the 802.11n specification, the new Marvell TopDog 11n-450 chip also offers Marvell-engineered enhancements to the specification, such as Special Time Block Coding (STBC), that helps maintain higher throughput over longer distances."

For example, a user can move further from their wireless source while performing real-time streaming video in multiple sessions, without experiencing weaker signal strength, freezing frames or slower throughput.

The TopDog 11n-450 delivers 3x3 capabilities with three transmitters and three receivers, and is built on 90-nanometer (nm) CMOS process technology making it a lower-power, lower-cost solution on top of its higher range and performance.

The product is backward-compatible with previous 802.11a, b, g and n versions and currently sampling. It is expected to begin shipping in volume next quarter.

Marvell will be showcasing the new Marvell TopDog 11n-450, as well as its cellular, video processing and power efficient products at CES Booth # 30651 in the South Hall.

About Marvell

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) is a leader in the development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

For more information, visit http://www.marvell.com.
Marvell(R) and TopDog(R) are registered trademark of Marvell or its affiliates.
Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

For Further Information Contact:
Diane Vanasse Marvell Media Relations 408-242-0027 dvanasse@marvell.com Linda Sanders Marvell Analyst Relations 408-807-0910 lsanders@marvell.com
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