Marvell Drives Live Content, Multimedia, and High-End Mobile Gaming for Smartphones

By Marvell, PRNE
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

New ARMADA 618 Application Processor Powers Next-Generation Smartphones with Gigahertz-Class CPU, Integrated 1080p Full-HD, and Exceptional 3D capabilities

SANTA CLARA, California, February 11 - Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon
solutions, today announced the newest addition to the ARMADA(TM) family of
application processors - the Marvell(R) ARMADA 618 for next generation
HD-capable smartphones. Characteristic of the ARMADA family of application
processors, the ARMADA 618 offers a CPU core with PC-class performance,
integrated 1080p full-HD encode and decode, and exceptional 3D graphics -
delivering a highly scalable and power optimized platform that is designed to
fuel high-end applications, rich multimedia and gaming experience in a
lightweight form factor with very low power requirements.

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"Featuring a gigahertz CPU, 1080p full-HD video, 3D graphics, the
industry's fastest LP-DDR, and optimized power for longer battery life,
Marvell's ARMADA 618 application processor represents a dramatic leap forward
in high-end, multimedia smartphones," said Ms. Weili Dai, Marvell's
Co-founder and Vice President and General Manager of Marvell Semiconductor's
Consumer and Computing Business Unit. "Importantly, the ARMADA 600 series of
application processors gives our customers a common platform solution to
build multiple products and formats for the always-on consumer–scaling from
smartphones to eReaders to tablets without compromising either the multimedia
performance or the battery life."

About ARMADA 618

The ARMADA 618 is based on a Marvell-designed ARM v7 compatible CPU
offering gigahertz-class performance in a 12mm x 12mm package. It offers the
flexibility to use LP-DDR1 or LP-DDR2 memory up to 533 MHz, a highly flexible
display controller capable of four simultaneous displays at up to 2K x 2K
resolution, and a highly robust security subsystem that includes a secure
execution processor. In addition, it features a powerful 3D graphics engine
that supports DirectX, Open GL ES 2.0, and Open VG 1.1, rendering up to 45
million triangles per second with a complete floating point pipeline and
unified vertex and fragment/pixel shading, generating contrast-rich scenes
with high-definition resolution and color. ARMADA 618 supports Linux,
Android(TM), Windows Mobile, and full Adobe Flash.

Availability

The ARMADA 618 will be demonstrated at the Marvell Booth (Courtyard 18)
at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain next week. The ARMADA 618
is currently sampling to early customers. For more information please contact
a sales representative or visit www.marvell.com.

About Marvell

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a world 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
www.marvell.com?c=1.

Marvell(R) and the Marvell logo are registered trademarks of Marvell
and/or its affiliates. ARMADA and Qdeo are 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: +1-408-222-2187          Tel: +1-408-222-8373
    yoo@marvell.com               jpalmer@marvell.com

Media Relations, Daniel Yoo, +1-408-222-2187, yoo at marvell.com, Investor Relations, Jeff Palmer, +1-408-222-8373, jpalmer at marvell.com, both of Marvell

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