Marvell

We all know global warming is a serious problem. Responsible companies are doing something about it, taking steps to reduce their energy use and shrink their carbon footprint. That's why we at Marvell are committed to advancing the development of sustainable technologies. And that's why we were recognized by Newsweek as one of the 500 greenest companies in the United States.

A key piece of our Footprint Zero campaign is the implementation of power factor correction (PFC) in consumer electronics worldwide. PFC is an underappreciated technology that tricks gadgets into using electrical current more efficiently. If every little gadget used PFC, we could save a massive amount of energy.

PFC has been mandated in industrial lighting and refrigerators for more than 30 years. It was once expensive-and thus largely neglected by the electronics industry-but today it costs just pennies to implement and can deliver phenomenal power savings of up to 50 percent in a device. With billions of consumer devices on the market that translates to a possible annual reduction of 24 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide.

At Marvell we believe it's critical to keep exploring solutions like PFC to eliminate power waste, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to protect our planet.

Committed to Conservation

Another aim of our Footprint Zero policy is to drive down total semiconductor power consumption by 15 percent per year. If the industry as a whole could accomplish that by 2020 the average device would use dramatically less power. A personal computer, for example, would use just 20 watts per hour, far less than the 200 watts consumed by today's average PC.

To set an example for others we've implemented an energy-saving program at our corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, to substantially reduce our own energy consumption. Power-saving steps include: a computerized lighting control system that uses 60 percent less electricity than conventional lighting; fluorescent-bulb technology that produces 40 percent brighter light and consumes 30 percent less power; advanced electronic lighting ballasts that save 50 percent more energy than standard ballasts; and networked HVAC systems to maximize energy savings.

Leading the Way

Marvell is an active member of nonprofit organizations that are leading the way to a greener future, including:

• Environmental Defense Fund: This national organization links science, economics and the law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.
• U.S.-China Green Energy Council: This group facilitates and sponsors high-impact green-energy initiatives by the U.S. and China.

In our own day-to-day operation, Marvell is committed to promoting employee awareness at every level of our organization and to supporting pollution prevention and the use of sustainable resources in our products, services, and activities.