MEDIA RELEASE PR41198
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits Marvell's Silicon Valley and Shanghai Operations as
Part of Historic Asia Trade Mission
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SHANGHAI, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Governor launches Trade Mission from Marvell's Silicon Valley
headquarters, Joins Shanghai government officials at Dedication Ceremony for
Marvell's New Shanghai Design Center and announcement of Marvell - Tsinghua
University - University of California Berkeley green technology consortium
Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon
solutions, today announced that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
visited its Shanghai operation as part of his three-nation Asia trade
mission. The Governor, who launched his Asia Trade Mission on Wednesday at
Marvell's Silicon Valley headquarters, is engaging in high-level business and
political meetings in China, Japan and South Korea in order to promote
expanded trade cooperation between the region and the state of California. As
California is home to many of the world's top technology, information,
consumer and entertainment companies, the Governor is showcasing companies
like Marvell that have significant operations both in the state of California
and throughout Asia. Besides its U.S. headquarters in Silicon Valley, Marvell
has a large and growing presence at Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, has a
design center in Japan and additional operations in Korea. Marvell
co-founders Weili Dai and Sehat Sutardja traveled with the Governor on the
three-nation tour.
"It is my passion to work to bridge my two homelands - China and the U.S.
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and try to promote cooperation and economic growth in both powerful
nations, particularly in the areas of semiconductor, communications,
education and green technologies," said Weili Dai, Marvell's Shanghai-born
co-founder. "For that reason, I am very proud that the Governor chose to
launch his Asia Trade Mission from Marvell's Silicon Valley campus and then a
few days later, visited our Shanghai design center. I am also proud that
Shanghai government officials were able to join Governor Schwarzenegger in
highlighting the exciting new developments at our Shanghai design center. It
is an honor that reflects well on Marvell's global leadership and growing
industry influence."
Marvell provides an appropriate symbol of the Governor's trade mission
objectives. In 1995, Marvell was started by three University of California,
Berkeley graduates. Today, the company is the third-largest fabless
semiconductor company in the world, ships more than a billion chips per year,
including the key technology behind today's connected mobile devices. Marvell
makes about two of every three chips used in the critical area of information
storage, the backbone of the global networked economy. Marvell has made a
major commitment to the China market, and has achieved notable success in its
co-development of the TD-SCDMA phone standard - the China standard for mobile
phones.
During his visit, the Governor toured demonstrations of Marvell's latest
communications, computing and consumer technology and presided over the
dedication of the expansion plans at the company's Shanghai Zhangjiang
facilities, including the plans for a three-way research consortium between
Marvell, China's prestigious Tsinghua University and the University of
California Berkeley. Additionally, Marvell announced its support of the
Governor's Executive Order to promote integration of advanced technologies in
early education with a donation of eReaders and tablets to PS7 Middle School,
a St. Hope Public School in Sacramento, California, and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech
Experimental Primary School in Shanghai, China.
In China, Marvell has operations in Shanghai, Beijing, Hefei and
Shenzhen. Marvell's Japan design center is in Tokyo; its South Korea
operations are in Seoul. Marvell has strategic business relationships with
the world's largest telecom, mobile, and consumer electronics manufacturers
in the region.
About Marvell
Marvell is a world leader in the development of storage, communications,
and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell'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
term "Marvell" refers to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
Marvell and the M logo are registered trademarks of Marvell and/or its
affiliates. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
For Further Information Contact:
Marvell Media Relations Marvell Investor Relations
Daniel Yoo Jeff Palmer
Tel: (408) 222-2187 Tel: (408) 222-8373
yoo@marvell.com jpalmer@marvell.com
SOURCE: Marvell
CONTACT: Marvell Media Relations:
Daniel Yoo
+1-408-222-2187
yoo@marvell.com, or
Marvell Investor Relations
Jeff Palmer
+1-408-222-8373
jpalmer@marvell.com
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