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Marvell Pledges Aid to Victims of Sichuan Earthquake and Cyclone Nargis

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced it will match employee donations with a company contribution of up to $1 million for victims of the disastrous Sichuan earthquake and the cyclone in Burma, also known as Myanmar. The Company, with close ties to and operations in China, expressed its deep concern for the two countries' citizens.

"Many of our employees are deeply worried about relatives and friends in China, and about the tragic effects of Cyclone Nargis," said Sehat Sutardja, Marvell CEO. "We have developed a plan to enable employees to make donations to the relief work in China and Burma, and we will match these donations with a company contribution up to $1 million. We send our thoughts and prayers to all those touched by these disasters."

Marvell has Asia-Pacific operations in China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.

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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) 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: Marvell Media Relations Diane Vanasse Tel: 408.242.0027 dvanasse@marvell.com Ogilvy PR Ian Yellin Tel: 415.677.2714 ian.yellin@ogilvypr.com

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