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Marvell to Acquire the Hard Disk Drive Controller Business of QLogic

Sunnyvale, California (August 29, 2005) – arvell® (NASDAQ: MRVL), the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Hard Disk and Tape Drive Controller semiconductor business of QLogic Corporation.

“We are very excited to have this talented team join the Marvell family,” stated Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's President and CEO.  “Additionally, these proven products and technologies will further expand our world class capabilities as the leader in the storage electronics market.”

Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Marvell will issue a combination of $180 million in cash and shares of Marvell common stock valued at $45 million.  The acquisition is expected to close within sixty days following the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions.  On a pro forma basis excluding the amortization and write-off of acquired intangible assets and stock-based compensation, the transaction is expected to be accretive to Marvell’s earnings per share.

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), RADLAN Computer Communications Ltd., and SysKonnect GmbH.  MSI is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and designs, develops and markets products on behalf of MIL and MAPL.  MSI may be contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at www.marvell.com.

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