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SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.            )

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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.


(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

N/A


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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda

April 26, 2004

Dear Shareholder:

      You are cordially invited to attend the 2004 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a Bermuda corporation, scheduled to be held at the offices of the Company’s subsidiary, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., 700 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94089, on Friday, May 28, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

      As described in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, shareholders will be asked to vote on the election of Class 1 directors for the Company, to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year, to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration, and to approve an amendment to the Company’s Memorandum of Association. Directors and executive officers of the Company will be present at the Annual General Meeting to respond to any questions that our shareholders may have regarding the business to be transacted.

      Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares you own. I urge you to vote your proxy as soon as possible. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, I urge you to sign, date and promptly return the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying postage prepaid envelope. You may, of course, attend the Annual General Meeting and vote in person even if you have previously returned your proxy card.

      On behalf of the Board of Directors and all of the employees of the Company, I wish to thank you for your continued support of the Company.

  Sincerely yours,
 
  -s- Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.
  DR. SEHAT SUTARDJA, PH.D.
  Chairman of the Board, President and
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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held on May 28, 2004

      The 2004 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a Bermuda corporation, will be held at the offices of the Company’s subsidiary, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., 700 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94089, Friday, May 28, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. local time, subject to adjournment or postponement by the Board of Directors, for the following purposes:

        1. To elect three directors constituting Class 1 of the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office for a three-year term and until his successor is duly elected and qualified;
 
        2. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005;
 
 
        3. To authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 29, 2005;
 
        4. To consider and approve an amendment to the Company’s Memorandum of Association that would increase the Company’s authorized capital to allow a bonus issue of shares resulting in a two for one stock split; and
 
        5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting or any or all adjournments or postponements thereof.

      The Company will also lay before the meeting the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 pursuant to the provisions of the Bermuda Companies Act of 1981 and the Company’s Bye-Laws.

      Only holders of record of common stock of the Company on April 14, 2004, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual General Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

      In order to constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at the Annual General Meeting, it is necessary that holders of a majority of all outstanding shares of common stock be present in person or be represented by proxy. Your attention is invited to the accompanying proxy statement. To assure your representation at the Annual General Meeting, please date, sign and mail the enclosed proxy, for which a return envelope is provided. Execution of a proxy will not in any way affect a shareholder’s right to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote in person, and any person giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before it is exercised.

  By order of the Board of Directors,
  -s- WEILI DAI
  WEILI DAI
  Secretary

Sunnyvale, California

April 26, 2004

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.

NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
If you have any questions, or have any difficulty voting your shares, please
contact Matthew Gloss, Esq., Vice President of Business Affairs and General
Counsel of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., at (408) 222-2500.


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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda

PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 28, 2004

INTRODUCTION

      This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a Bermuda corporation (“Marvell” or the “Company”), of proxies for use at the 2004 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company scheduled to be held at the offices of the Company’s subsidiary, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., 700 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94089, on Friday, May 28, 2004 at 2:00 p.m local time, and at any and all postponements and adjournments thereof.

INFORMATION REGARDING VOTING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

General

      At the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders of the Company are being asked to consider and to vote upon (1) the election of the three directors constituting Class 1 of the Board of Directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in calendar year 2007 (see “Election of Directors” at page 3 of this proxy statement); (2) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for its 2005 fiscal year (see “Re-appointment of Independent Auditors” at page 7 of this proxy statement); (3) the authorization of the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year ending February 1, 2005 (see “Authorize the Board of Directors to Fix the Auditors’ Remuneration” at page 7 of this proxy statement); and (4) the amendment of the Company’s Memorandum of Association to increase the Company’s authorized capital to allow a bonus issue of shares resulting in a two for one stock split (see “Approval of Increase of Authorized Share Capital” at page 8 of this proxy statement). Shares represented by properly executed proxies received by the Company will be voted at the Annual General Meeting in the manner specified therein or, if no instructions are marked on the proxy card, FOR each of the director nominees identified on such card, FOR the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year, FOR authorizing the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration and FOR the amendment of the Company’s Memorandum of Association. Although management does not know of any other matter to be acted upon at the Annual General Meeting, unless contrary instructions are given, shares represented by valid proxies will be voted by the persons named on the accompanying proxy card in accordance with their respective best judgment with respect to any other matters that may properly come before the Annual General Meeting.

      The approximate date on which this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are first being sent to shareholders is April 26, 2004.

Principal Executive Office

      The mailing address of the principal executive offices of the Company is Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda, and our telephone number there is (441) 296-6395.


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Record Date and Voting

      April 14, 2004 has been set as the record date for the Annual General Meeting. Only shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 14, 2004, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual General Meeting. On the record date, 132,806,454 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.002 per share (the “Common Stock”), were outstanding. Each share of outstanding Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on at the Annual General Meeting. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors.

      The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual General Meeting. In the event there are not sufficient votes for a quorum at the time of the Annual General Meeting, the Annual General Meeting may be adjourned in order to permit the further solicitation of proxies.

      Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business. With regard to the election of directors, votes may be cast in favor or withheld. Directors are elected by plurality, and therefore votes that are withheld and broker non-votes will be excluded entirely from the vote and will have no effect. Abstentions are counted in tabulations of the votes cast on proposals presented to shareholders other than the election of directors, thus having the effect of a negative vote, whereas broker non-votes are not counted for purposes of determining whether a proposal has been approved and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of such matter, subject to limited exceptions. Any shareholder proposals that properly come before the Annual General Meeting require, in general, the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares of Common Stock present, in person or represented by proxy, at the Annual General Meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter.

      Shareholders should complete and return the proxy card as soon as possible. To be valid, the proxy card must be completed in accordance with the instructions on it and received at the address set forth below by 5:00 p.m., local time, on May 27, 2004:

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

c/o Wachovia Bank
Attn: Proxy Tabulation NC-1153
P.O. Box 217950
Charlotte, NC 28254-3555
U.S.A.

      No postage is required if the proxy is mailed in the enclosed envelope within the United States to the address set forth above.

Revocation of Proxies

      Execution of a proxy will not in any way affect a shareholder’s right to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote in person, and any person giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before it is exercised. A proxy may be revoked by either:

  •  delivering to the Secretary of the Company, prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting, either a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date at the address set forth above; or
 
  •  voting in person at the Annual General Meeting.

Solicitation

      The Company is making this solicitation, and the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, this Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy card will be paid by the Company. Following the mailing of this proxy statement, directors, officers and other employees of the Company may solicit proxies by mail, telephone, e-mail or in person. These persons will receive no additional compensation for these services. The Company has retained Georgeson Shareholder to assist the Company in

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the solicitation of proxies. Georgeson Shareholder will receive a fee of $10,000 for such services plus out-of-pocket expenses, which fees and expenses will be paid by the Company. Brokerage houses and other nominees, fiduciaries and custodians nominally holding shares of Common Stock of record will be requested to forward proxy soliciting material to the beneficial owners of such shares, and will be reimbursed by the Company for their reasonable charges and expenses in connection therewith.

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      In accordance with Section 84 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda and Bye-Law 73 of the Company, the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 will be presented at the Annual General Meeting. These statements have been approved by the Company’s directors. There is no requirement under Bermuda law that these statements be approved by shareholders, and no such approval will be sought at the meeting.

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

      The number of directors of the Company is currently eight. The Board of Directors is divided into three classes with two classes having three members and one class having two members. One class of the Board of Directors is elected each year. At the Annual General Meeting, shareholders of the Company will be asked to vote on the election of two directors as Class 1 directors. All directors elected at the Annual General Meeting will be elected to three year terms and will serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

Nominees for Election

      Set forth below are the names of the persons nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors for election as Class 1 directors at the Annual General Meeting. The information set forth below as to the nominees has been furnished by the nominees.

                             
Class of
Name Age Director Term Expires Background





Dr. John M. Cioffi, Ph.D.(1)
    47       1       2007     A director since March 2000. Dr. Cioffi has been a professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University since 1986. In 1991, he founded Amati Communications Corporation, which designs and manufactures modems for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines, and served as the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President until the company’s acquisition by Texas Instruments, Inc. in 1998. Dr. Cioffi is an IEEE fellow and serves as a director for ITEX. Dr. Cioffi holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.

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Class of
Name Age Director Term Expires Background





Dr. Paul R. Gray, Ph.D.(1)(2)
    61       1       2007     A director since March 2000. Since July 2000, Dr. Gray has served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California at Berkeley. During his 28-year tenure with the University, Dr. Gray has held numerous administrative posts, including Director of the Electronics Research Laboratory, Vice Chairman of the EECS Department for Computer Resources, Dean of the College of Engineering and Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Dr. Gray holds Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tuscon.
Douglas King(2)(3)
    61       1       2007     A director since April 2004. Mr. King is a retired Audit Partner of Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. King began his career at Ernst & Young in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1970. Mr. King retired as an audit partner of Ernst & Young in September 2002, having been an audit partner for 20 years, as well as managing Ernst & Young’s San Francisco office from March 1998 to September 2000. Mr. King is a Certified Public Accountant with a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas. Mr. King serves as a director of SJW Corp., and is the Chairman of that company’s audit committee.


(1)  Member of Executive Compensation Committee.
 
(2)  Member of the Governance Committee.
 
(3)  Member of the Audit Committee.

      The Company has been advised by each nominee named in this proxy statement that he is willing to be named as such herein and is willing to serve as a director if elected. However, if any of the nominees should be unable to serve as a director, the enclosed proxy will be voted in favor of the remainder of those nominees not opposed by the shareholder on such proxy and may be voted for a substitute nominee selected by the Board of Directors.

Board Recommendation and Required Vote

      The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR all of the nominees for director identified above. Unless authority to do so is withheld, the proxy holders named in each proxy will vote the shares represented thereby FOR the election of all of the nominees for director named above. Assuming the presence of a quorum, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present and entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting. Because directors are elected by plurality, abstentions and broker non-votes will be entirely excluded from the vote and will have no effect on the outcome.

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Other Directors

      The following table sets forth information with respect to the other directors of the Company. The information as to each director has been furnished by the director.

                             
Class of
Name of Director Age Director Term Expires Background





Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.(2)(4)
    42       3       2006     Dr. Sehat Sutardja, one of our co-founders, has served as President of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. since its inception and as our Co-Chairman of the Board (until December 2003, when he became Chairman of the Board) and Chief Executive Officer since 1995. In addition, he has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. since its inception. From 1989 until 1995, Dr. Sutardja served as a manager and principal project engineer at 8x8, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of digital communications products. Dr. Sutardja holds Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Sutardja is the husband of Weili Dai and the brother of Dr. Pantas Sutardja.
Weili Dai(4)
    42       3       2006     Weili Dai, one of our co-founders, has served as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and a director of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. since its inception in 1995. Since 1999, Ms. Dai has served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Communications Business Group. In this role, she is responsible for managing all of the Company’s communications product lines. Ms. Dai has also served as Executive Vice President and a Director of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. since its inception. From 1992 until 1995, Ms. Dai was involved in software development and project management at Canon Research Center America, Inc. Ms. Dai holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Ms. Dai is the wife of Dr. Sehat Sutardja.

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Class of
Name of Director Age Director Term Expires Background





Dr. Pantas Sutardja, Ph.D.
    41       3       2006     Dr. Pantas Sutardja, one of our co-founders, has served as a director of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. since its inception in 1995, as Vice President of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. until 1999, when he was named Chief Technology Officer, and as Vice President of Engineering for Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. from its inception until 1999, when he was appointed Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Pantas Sutardja has also been a director of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. since its inception. Dr. Pantas Sutardja holds Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Pantas Sutardja is the brother of Dr. Sehat Sutardja.
Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang(1)(3)
    42       2       2005     A director since November 1996. Since January 2004, Mr. Chang has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of MagnetoX Ltd., a semiconductor development company based in Taiwan. Since April 1996, Mr. Chang has been President of InveStar Capital, Inc., a technology venture capital management firm based in Taiwan. Since February 1998, Mr. Chang has also been the managing member of Forefront Associates LLC, which is the general partner of Forefront Venture Partners, L.P. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Chang was Senior Vice President of WK Technology Fund, a venture capital fund. Mr. Chang serves as a director for Oplink Communications, Inc. Mr. Chang holds a Bachelor of Science degree from National Taiwan University and a Master of Business Administration degree from National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan.

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Class of
Name of Director Age Director Term Expires Background





Ronald D. Verdoorn(2)(3)
    53       2       2005     A director since January 1998. From January 1999 to 2002, Mr. Verdoorn served as Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Affymetrix, Inc., a company specializing in the development of technology for acquiring and managing complex genetic information for use in biomedical research, genomics and clinical diagnostics. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Verdoorn served as an independent consultant to the hard disk drive industry. From 1983 to 1997, Mr. Verdoorn held a number of positions with Seagate Technology, Inc., most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Storage Products. Mr. Verdoorn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Linfield College.


(1)  Member of the Executive Compensation Committee.
 
(2)  Member of the Governance Committee.
 
(3)  Member of the Audit Committee.
 
(4)  Member of the Stock Option Committee.

PROPOSAL NO. 2

RE-APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      In accordance with Section 89 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda, the Company’s shareholders have the authority to appoint the Company’s independent auditors. At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005.

Board Recommendation and Required Vote

      The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005. The affirmative vote of the holders of Common Stock representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Common Stock, present or represented by proxy and voting at the Annual General Meeting, is required to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In the event that the shareholders do not appoint independent auditors at the Annual General Meeting, Bermuda law requires that the existing auditor remain in office until a successor is appointed in accordance with Bermuda law and the Company’s Bye-laws.

PROPOSAL NO. 3

AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TO FIX THE AUDITORS’ REMUNERATION

      In accordance with Section 89 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda, the Company’s shareholders have the authority to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005. At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration.

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Board Recommendation and Required Vote

      The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR authorizing the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005. The affirmative vote of the holders of Common Stock representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Common Stock, present or represented by proxy and voting at the Annual General Meeting, is required to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the Company’s 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005.

PROPOSAL NO. 4

APPROVAL OF INCREASE OF AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL

      At the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders will be asked to approve an increase to the Company’s authorized share capital. Effective as of February 25, 2004, the Board of Directors approved a bonus issue of shares to effectuate a 2 for 1 stock split, subject to shareholder approval of an increase in the authorized share capital of the Company.

Description of Changes

      The Company proposes to increase the authorized share capital of the Company from US$500,000.00 to US$1,000,000.00 by the creation of 250,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock of par value $0.002 each.

      The increased authorized share capital will allow the Board to issue bonus shares to effectuate the 2 for 1 stock split approved by the Board on February 25, 2004. The Board believes the additional authorized share capital is necessary to allow the issuance of the bonus shares to effectuate the stock split, which stock split will offer investors in the Company’s shares enhanced liquidity in the shares and make the shares more attractive to a broader range of investors. The effect of the additional authorized shares and the subsequent bonus issue of shares will be to double the number of authorized and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

Board Recommendation and Required Vote

      The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR approving the increase of authorized share capital. The affirmative vote of the holders of Common Stock representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Common Stock, present or represented by proxy and voting at the Annual General Meeting, is required to approve the increase of authorized share capital.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

      The following table sets forth certain information as to our equity compensation plans in effect as of January 31, 2004.

                         
Number of securities
remaining available for
Number of securities to be Weighted-average future issuance under
issued upon exercise of exercise price of equity compensation plans
outstanding options, outstanding options, (excluding securities
warrants and rights warrants and rights reflected in column (a))
Plan Category (a) (b) (c)




Equity compensation plans approved by the shareholders(1)
    30,118,438     $ 24.61       8,903,472 (2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by the shareholders(3)
    334,383     $ 10.63        
     
     
     
 
Total
    30,452,821     $ 24.47       8,903,472  


(1)  Includes our Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan, our 1997 Directors’ Stock Option Plan and our Amended and Restated 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Under the 1997 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, each new non-employee director receives an option to purchase 30,000 shares of Common Stock upon joining the Board of Directors and each incumbent non-employee director is granted an option to purchase an additional 6,000 shares on the date of each annual general meeting, provided that on such date the director has served on the board for at least six months prior to the date of such annual general meeting. This plan is more fully described on page 12 of this Proxy Statement under “Board of Directors Meetings and Attendance and Compensation.” Includes 1,000,922 shares available for purchase pursuant to our Amended and Restated 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Also includes 2,058,726 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under option plans assumed by the Company in connection with the Company’s acquisition of its Israeli subsidiary, Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd. No further options will be awarded under this subsidiary’s option plans.
 
(2)  The number of shares reserved for grant under our Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan is subject to an annual increase in shares reserved for issuance equal to the lesser of 5% of the outstanding shares of capital stock or 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The number of shares reserved for grant under our Amended and Restated 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is subject to an annual increase in shares reserved for issuance and equal to the lesser of 2,000,000 shares or 1.5% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company.
 
(3)  Includes 139,745 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the options granted by the Company to former option holders of SysKonnect GmbH in connection with the Company’s acquisition of SysKonnect GmbH. Also includes 169,668 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the options granted by the Company to former option holders of Radlan Computer Communications Ltd. in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Radlan Computer Communications Ltd. Also includes 24,970 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the options granted by the Company to former option holders of Asica, Inc. in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Asica, Inc. No further options will be granted under any of these plans.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

      The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock as of April 1, 2004 except as noted otherwise, for:

  •  each person known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares;
 
  •  each director, director nominee and executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 16 of this proxy statement; and
 
  •  all directors and executive officers as a group.

      Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person owning more than 5% of our outstanding shares is c/o Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., 700 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Attention: Corporate Treasurer.

                   
Shares Beneficially
Owned(1)

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Number Percent**



5% Shareholders
               
Entities affiliated with AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle(2)
    15,802,529       12.0 %
 
370, rue Saint Honore
               
 
75001 Paris, France
               
FMR Corp.(3)
    10,990,530       8.3 %
 
Devonshire Street
               
 
Boston, MA 02109
               
Entities affiliated with Putnam Investments(4)
    7,005,840       5.3 %
 
One Post Office Square
               
 
Boston, MA 02109
               
Directors and Executive Officers
               
Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.(5)
    22,126,945       16.7 %
Weili Dai(6)
    22,079,028       16.7 %
Dr. Pantas Sutardja, Ph.D.(7)
    11,018,916       8.3 %
George Hervey(8)
    244,191       *  
Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang(9)
    341,774       *  
 
3600 Pruneridge Avenue, Suite 300
               
 
Santa Clara, CA 95051
               
Dr. John M. Cioffi, Ph.D.(10)
    228,000       *  
Dr. Paul R. Gray, Ph.D.(11)
    95,000       *  
Ron Verdoorn(12)
    200,312       *  
Douglas King
          *  
Executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons)(13)
    34,303,754       25.9 %


  * Less than one percent.

** The percentage of beneficial ownership for the following table is based on 132,236,561 shares of Common Stock outstanding on April 1, 2004.

(1)  Unless otherwise indicated, to the Company’s knowledge, all persons listed have sole voting and investment power with respect to their shares of Common Stock, except to the extent authority is shared by spouses under applicable law. The number of shares beneficially owned by each shareholder is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, beneficial ownership includes those shares of Common Stock that the shareholder has sole or shared voting of investment power and any shares of Common Stock that the shareholder has a right to acquire within 60 days after April 1, 2004 through the exercise of any option, warrant or other right. The percentage

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ownership of the outstanding Common Stock, however, is based on the assumption, expressly required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, that only the person or entity whose ownership is being reported has converted options or warrants into shares of Common Stock. The amounts shown are based on information furnished by the people named.

  (2)  Based solely on information reported on a Schedule 13G/ Amendment No. 5 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2004, by AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle, as a group (collectively, the “Mutuelles AXA”), AXA and AXA Financial, Inc. Includes 15,802,529 shares beneficially held by each of AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle and AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, 5,703,930 shares for which they possess sole voting power, 4,716,786 shares for which they possess shared voting power, 15,304,733 shares for which they possess sole dispositive power and 497,796 shares for which they possess shared dispositive power. Includes 15,340,964 shares beneficially held by AXA Financial, Inc., 5,304,122 shares for which it possesses sole voting power, 4,716,786 shares for which it possesses shared voting power, 15,304,733 shares for which it possess sole dispositive power and 36,231 shares for which it possesses shared dispositive power. The principal business address of AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle and AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle is 370, rue Saint Honore, 75001 Paris, France. The principal business address of AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle is 26, rue Louis le Grand, 75002 Paris, France. The principal business address of AXA is 25, avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France. The principal business address of AXA Financial, Inc. is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.
 
  (3)  Based solely on information reported on a Schedule 13G/ Amendment No. 1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2004, by FMR Corp. Includes 10,990,530 shares beneficially held by FMR Corp., 615,990 shares for which it possesses sole voting power and 10,990,530 shares for which it possesses sole dispositive power.
 
  (4)  Based solely on information reported on a Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2004 by Putnam, LLC d/b/a Putnam Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (“M&MC”), on behalf of itself, MM&C, Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”) and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PA”). Includes 7,005,840 shares beneficially held by Putnam Investments, 186,380 shares for which it possesses shared voting power, and 7,005,840 shares for which it possesses shared dispositive power; 6,754,316 shares beneficially held by PIM, 112,980 shares for which it possesses shared voting power, and 6,754,316 shares for which it possess shared dispositive power; 251,524 shares beneficially held by PA, 73,400 shares for which it possesses shared voting power, and 251,524 shares for which it possesses shared dispositive power; and no shares beneficially held by M&MC. The principal business address of M&MC is 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036.
 
  (5)  Dr. Sehat Sutardja and Ms. Dai are husband and wife. Consists of 95,833 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004; 8,070,000 shares held by Dr. Sutardja, of which Ms. Dai may be deemed to be a beneficial owner, although Ms. Dai disclaims such beneficial ownership; 8,070,000 shares held by Ms. Dai, of which Dr. Sutardja may be deemed to be a beneficial owner, although Dr. Sutardja disclaims such beneficial ownership; 91,112 shares jointly held by Dr. Sutardja and Ms. Dai; and 5,800,000 shares held by the Sutardja Family Partners of which Dr. Sutardja and Ms. Dai are the general partners. Dr. Sutardja and Ms. Dai disclaim beneficial ownership of the 5,800,000 shares held by the Sutardja Family Partners, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any.
 
  (6)  Dr. Sehat Sutardja and Ms. Dai are husband and wife. Consists of 47,916 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004; 8,070,000 shares held by Dr. Sutardja, of which Ms. Dai may be deemed to be a beneficial owner, although Ms. Dai disclaims such beneficial ownership; 8,070,000 shares held by Ms. Dai, of which Dr. Sutardja may be deemed to be a beneficial owner, although Dr. Sutardja disclaims such beneficial ownership; 91,112 shares jointly held by Dr. Sutardja and Ms. Dai; and 5,800,000 shares held by the Sutardja Family Partners of which Dr. Sutardja and Ms. Dai are the general partners. Dr. Sutardja and

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  Ms. Dai disclaim beneficial ownership of the 5,800,000 shares held by the Sutardja Family Partners, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any.

(7)  Includes 47,916 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004.
 
(8)  Includes 238,897 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004.
 
(9)  Includes 48,000 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004. Includes 50,796 shares held by InveStar Capital, Inc. Mr. Chang is the President of InveStar Capital, Inc. Mr. Chang disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any.

(10)  Includes 21,000 shares acquired upon exercise of an option to purchase shares, which shares will not be fully vested within 60 days after April 1, 2004, and which, until fully vested, are subject to repurchase by the Company in the event of termination of Dr. Cioffi’s services as a non-employee director of the Company and 48,000 shares subject to stock options that are current exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004.
 
(11)  Includes 80,000 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004.
 
(12)  Includes 48,000 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004 and 152,312 shares held by the Verdoorn Family Trust of which Mr. Verdoorn is the trustee.
 
(13)  Includes 21,000 shares acquired upon exercise of an option to purchase shares, which shares will not be fully vested within 60 days after April 1, 2004, and which, until fully vested, are subject to repurchase by the Company in the event of termination of the services of the applicable shareholder as a non-employee director of the Company and 654,562 shares subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after April 1, 2004.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Composition of the Board of Directors

      The Company’s Amended and Restated Bye-Laws provide for two or more directors, and the number of directors is currently fixed at nine directors. The number of directors currently appointed to the Board of Directors is eight. There is currently one vacancy on the Board of Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors is divided into three classes, each serving staggered three-year terms, which means that only one class of directors is elected at each Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, with the other classes continuing for the remainder of their respective terms. Directors may only be removed for cause by a special resolution of the Company.

Board of Directors Meetings and Attendance and Compensation

 
Meetings

      There were nine meetings of the Board of Directors in fiscal 2004. Each of the directors attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and committees on which such director served.

      Although the Company’s directors are encouraged to attend the Company’s Annual General Meeting, the Company does not have a formal policy requiring directors to attend the Annual General Meeting. Three directors attended the 2003 Annual General Meeting.

 
Compensation of Directors

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Governance Committees and $1,000 per committee membership on any special committee. The Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional cash retainer of $7,500 per year and the Chairs of the other Committees of the Board of Directors receive an additional cash retainer of $2,500 per year. Directors who are also employees of the Company do not receive any cash compensation for their services as directors.

      In addition, under the Company’s 1997 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, each new non-employee director receives an option to purchase 30,000 shares of Common Stock upon joining the Board of Directors. The options vest over a period of five years, with 20% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, and 1.67% vesting each month thereafter provided that the non-employee director remains a director of the Company through such period. In addition, under the plan, each incumbent non-employee director is granted an option to purchase an additional 6,000 shares of Common Stock on the date of each annual general meeting of the Company, provided that on such date the director has served on the board for at least six months prior to the date of such annual general meeting. This option commences vesting on the day that is one month after the fourth anniversary of the grant date, with 8.3% vesting each month thereafter provided that the non-employee director remains a director of the Company through such period. The exercise price per share for each option is equal to the fair market value on the date of grant.

Committees of the Board of Directors and Attendance

      The Company’s Board of Directors has a standing Audit Committee, Governance Committee, Executive Compensation Committee and Stock Option Committee. The Board of Directors does not have a formal Nominating Committee. The Board has the independent directors (based on the Nasdaq definition of independence) on the Board make recommendations to the full Board regarding candidates for nomination and the size and composition of the Board. The Board believes that this process effectively serves the functions of a nominating committee, and does not believe there is a need for a separate, formal nominating committee. The directors that participate in the consideration of director nominees are Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang, Ronald D. Verdoorn, Dr. John M. Cioffi, Ph.D. and Dr. Paul Gray, Ph.D.

      The current membership of each committee is as follows, with the Chairman of the committee listed first in each case:

             
Executive Compensation
Audit Committee Governance Committee Committee Stock Option Committee




Douglas King
  Dr. Paul Gray, Ph.D.   Dr. John M. Cioffi, Ph.D.   Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.
Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang
  Douglas King   Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang   Weili Dei
Ronald D. Verdoorn
  Ronald D. Verdoorn   Dr. Paul Gray, Ph.D.    
 
Audit Committee

      The Audit Committee’s responsibilities are generally to assist the Board in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary responsibilities relating to accounting, audit and reporting policies and practices of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Audit Committee also, among other things, oversees the Company’s financial reporting process, recommends to the Board of Directors the engagement of the Company’s independent auditors, monitors and reviews the quality and activities of the Company’s internal audit function and those of its independent auditors, takes those actions it deems necessary to satisfy itself that the auditors are independent of management and monitors the adequacy of the Company’s operating and internal controls as reported by management and internal auditors. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that the members of the Audit Committee are independent as defined under the National Association of Securities Dealers’ listing standards. The Audit Committee meets quarterly and at such additional times as are necessary or advisable. The Audit Committee held nine meetings during fiscal 2004. The Board has determined that Douglas King meets the Securities and Exchange Commission’s definition of audit committee financial expert and is independent as that term is used in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

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Governance Committee

      The Governance Committee was formed by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2004. The Governance Committee is responsible for developing and implementing policies and practices relating to corporate governance, including reviewing and monitoring implementation of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Governance Committee also supervises the Board’s annual review of director independence and each Committee of the Board, as well as leading the Board’s annual self-evaluation. The newly-formed Governance Committee is in the process of developing its charter. When the charter is finalized, it will be available on the Company’s Investors’ Relations Website (www.marvell.com/investors). The Governance Committee was not formed until after fiscal 2004, and accordingly did not hold any meetings in fiscal 2004.

 
Executive Compensation Committee

      The Executive Compensation Committee has the authority to approve salaries and bonuses and other compensation matters for the Company’s executive officers, to approve employee health and benefit plans and to administer the Company’s stock option plans. The Executive Compensation Committee held one meeting during fiscal 2004.

 
Stock Option Committee

      The Stock Option Committee is authorized to make grants of stock options under the Company’s Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan to employees of the Company and to officers and general managers of each of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Stock Option Committee held nine meetings during fiscal 2004.

Nominations for Election of Directors

      As described above, the independent directors select nominees for election as directors. The candidates for election at this Annual General Meeting were unanimously recommended by such independent directors. Such independent directors will consider proposals for nomination from shareholders that are made in writing to the Company’s Secretary, that are timely received and that contain sufficient background information concerning the nominee to enable proper judgment to be made as to his or her qualifications. See “Shareholder Proposals For The 2005 Annual General Meeting” on page 23.

 
Director Qualifications

      The independent directors of the Board believe that the following specific, minimum qualifications must be met by a nominee for the position of director:

  •  the ability to work together with other directors, with full and open discussion and debate as an effective, collegial group;
 
  •  current knowledge and experience in our business or operations, or contacts in the community in which we do business and in the industries relevant to our business, or substantial business, financial or industry-related experience; and
 
  •  the willingness and ability to devote adequate time to our business.

      Other than the foregoing there are no stated minimum criteria for director nominees. We believe, however, that it is appropriate for at least one, and, preferably, multiple, members of the Board to meet the criteria for an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that a majority of the members of the Board meet the definition of “independent director” under the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market. We also believe it is appropriate for certain key members of management to participate as members of the Board.

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      When making their determination whether a nominee is qualified for the position of director, the independent directors may also consider such other factors as they may deem are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, such as the following qualities and skills:

  •  relationships that may affect the independence of the director or conflicts of interest that may affect the director’s ability to discharge his or her duties;
 
  •  diversity of experience and background, including the need for financial, business, academic, public sector and other expertise on the Board or Board committees; and
 
  •  the fit of the individual’s skills and experience with those of the other directors and potential directors in comparison to the needs of the Company.

      When evaluating a candidate for nomination, the independent directors do not assign specific weight to any of these factors or believe that all of the criteria necessarily apply to every candidate.

 
Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Director

      The independent directors review annually the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members in the context of the current composition of the Board. Candidates considered for nomination to the Board may come from several sources, including current and former directors, professional search firms and shareholder nominations. Nominees for director are evaluated by the independent directors, which may retain the services of a professional search firm to assist them in identifying or evaluating potential nominees.

Communication with the Board of Directors

      Shareholders may send communications to the Board or individual Board members to the offices of the Company’s U.S. subsidiary, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., 700 First Avenue, MS-509, Sunnyvale, California, 94089; Attn.: Legal Department. You must include your name and address in the written communication and indicate whether you are a shareholder of the Company. The Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel will compile all such communications and forward them to the appropriate director or directors based on the subject matter or to the individual director or directors to whom such communication is addressed.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

      The Company’s Executive Compensation Committee for fiscal 2004 consisted of the following members: Diosdado P. Banatao (Mr. Banatao retired as a director on December 12, 2003), Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang, John M. Cioffi and Dr. Paul Gray. No member of the Executive Compensation Committee is a current or former officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no Executive Compensation Committee interlocks between the Company and other entities involving the Company’s executive officers or Board members who serve as executive officers or board members of such other entities.

Management

      Set forth below is certain information regarding the Company’s executive officers, together with the positions currently held by those persons, as of April 26, 2004. Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Weili Dai and Dr. Pantas Sutardja are the Company’s other executive officers. Because they are also directors, information for them is set forth beginning at page 3 of this Proxy Statement.

      George Hervey, 57, joined Marvell in April 2000 as our Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and serves in a similar capacity for Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. From March 1997 to April 2000, Mr. Hervey served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary for Galileo Technology Ltd., which Marvell acquired in January 2001. From June 1992 to February 1997, Mr. Hervey was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of S3 Incorporated, a designer and manufacturer of graphics and video accelerators for personal computers and related peripheral products. Mr. Hervey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

      The following table shows the compensation for services rendered in all capacities to the Company for fiscal 2002, 2003 and 2004 paid or accrued to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and each of its three most highly compensated executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer whose total salary and bonus for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 exceeded $100,000 (the “Named Executive Officers”). The Company did not make any restricted stock awards or long-term incentive plan payments in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004. All amounts are in United States dollars.

                                 
Long Term
Compensation
Awards
Annual
Compensation(1) Securities

Underlying
Name and Principal Positions Fiscal Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) Options (#)





Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.
    2004     $ 500,000     $ 21,750       1,500,000  
Chairman of the Board, President and
    2003     $ 500,000     $ 13,000       200,000  
Chief Executive Officer
    2002     $ 250,000              
 
Weili Dai
    2004     $ 375,000             1,000,000  
Executive Vice President, Secretary
    2003     $ 375,000     $ 250       100,000  
and Director
    2002     $ 200,000              
 
Dr. Pantas Sutardja, Ph.D.
    2004     $ 300,000     $ 18,000       660,000  
Chief Technology Officer and Director
    2003     $ 300,000     $ 1,500       100,000  
      2002     $ 230,000              
 
George Hervey
    2004     $ 250,000             120,000  
Vice President of Finance and
    2003     $ 221,760             110,000  
Chief Financial Officer
    2002     $ 198,000              


(1)  The amount of cash compensation does not include the aggregate value of personal benefits or securities, property or other non-cash compensation paid or distributed other than pursuant to a plan that was less than the lesser of $50,000 and 10% of the cash compensation received by such officer, which represents the threshold reporting requirement.

OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

      The following tables set forth certain information as of January 31, 2004 and for the fiscal year then ended with respect to stock options granted to and exercised by the Named Executive Officers. The options granted to the Named Executive Officers in fiscal year 2004 granted under the Company’s 1995 Plan. Except for the grant of options to acquire 50,000 shares of Common Stock, which option vests 100% on the fourth annual anniversary of the grant date, and 70,000 shares of Common Stock, which option vests on the third annual anniversary of the grant date, granted to the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the options granted to the Named Executive Officers are exercisable as to 25% on the first annual anniversary of the grant date and  1/48th each month over the remaining three years from the date of grant. The percent of the total options set forth below is based on an aggregate of 13,721,866 options granted to employees during fiscal year 2004. All options granted to the Named Executive Officers were granted at the then fair market value as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors on the date of grant.

      Potential realizable value represents hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the options if exercised at the end of the option term assuming that the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant appreciates at 5% and 10% over the option term (10 years) and that the option is exercised and sold on the last day of its option term for the appreciated stock price. The assumed 5% and 10% rates of stock price appreciation are provided in accordance with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not represent the Company’s estimate or projection of the Company’s future Common Stock price. We used the

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grant date price (the closing price on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant) in determining the value of the options granted to Named Executive Officers in fiscal year 2004. The calculation includes the difference, if any, between the fair market value on the date of grant and the exercise price for such options. The hypothetical gains shown are net of the option exercise price but do not include deductions for taxes and other expenses payable upon exercise of the option or for sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises will depend on the future performance of the Company’s Common Stock, the officer’s continued employment through applicable vesting periods and the date on which the options are exercised.

OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR-END 2004

                                                 
Individual Grants

Potential Realizable Value
Number of % of Total at Assumed Annual Rates of
Securities Options Stock Price Appreciation for
Underlying Granted to Exercise Option Term
Options Employees Price Expiration
Name Granted (#) in 2004 ($/Sh) Date 5% ($) 10% ($)







Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D. 
    1,500,000       10.9 %   $ 36.50       12/26/13     $ 34,455,000     $ 87,315,000  
Weili Dai
    1,000,000       7.3 %   $ 36.50       12/26/13       22,970,000       58,210,000  
Dr. Pantas Sutardja, Ph.D. 
    660,000       4.8 %   $ 36.50       12/26/13       15,160,200       38,418,600  
George Hervey
    50,000       0.4 %   $ 24.74       5/5/13       778,000       1,970,000  
      70,000       0.5 %   $ 37.90       1/2/14       1,668,800       4,230,800  

AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

      The following table shows the number of options exercised during fiscal 2004 and the number of unexercised options previously granted to the Named Executive Officers that were exercisable and unexercisable at January 31, 2004.

                                                 
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Shares Options at In-the-Money Options at
Acquired on January 31, 2004 (#) January 31, 2004 ($)
Exercise Value Realized

Name (#)(1) ($)(1) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable







Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D. 
                79,166       1,620,834     $ 1,392,530     $ 9,775,470  
Weili Dai
                39,583       1,060,417     $ 696,265     $ 6,162,735  
Dr. Pantas Sutardja, Ph.D. 
                39,583       720,417     $ 696,265     $ 4,428,735  
George Hervey
    220,000     $ 5,544,879       240,565       410,835     $ 6,864,059     $ 9,476,681  


(1)  Based on the closing market price of the purchased shares as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market on the exercise date less the option exercise price paid for those shares.

Employment Contracts and Change-in-Control Arrangements

      The Company does not have any employment agreements with any of its executive officers. The Company does not have any compensatory plan or arrangement that would result in any payments to any executive officers upon such officer’s resignation, retirement or other termination or from a change in control of the Company. Accordingly any of the Company’s executive officers may resign at any time and the employment of any executive officer may be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.

      The Report of the Executive Compensation Committee, the Report of the Audit Committee and the Stock Price Performance Graph that appear immediately below shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall it be incorporated by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.

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JOINT REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

AND STOCK OPTION COMMITTEES

To: The Board of Directors

      The responsibility of the Executive Compensation Committee is to oversee compensation practices, levels and components for the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Technology Officer (collectively, the Company’s executive officers). The Stock Option Committee administers the Company’s option plans and is solely responsible for awarding stock option grants to all of the Company’s eligible employees, and also recommends compensation and stock option grants to the Executive Compensation Committee with respect to the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The Executive Compensation Committee met once in fiscal year 2004 to determine compensation packages for the Company’s executive officers. The Stock Option Committee met nine times throughout fiscal year 2004 to determine stock option grants for the Company’s eligible employees.

Overall Executive Officer Compensation Philosophy

      The Committees believe that the compensation programs for the Company’s executive officers should reflect the Company’s performance and the value created for our shareholders by such persons’ efforts. In addition, the compensation programs should support the short-term and long-term strategic goals and values of the Company, should reward individual contributions to the Company’s success and should reflect comparable market salaries for similar officers of comparable companies within the Company’s industry.

      The policy for the Executive Compensation Committee is to provide these officers with compensation opportunities that are based upon their personal performance, the financial performance of the Company and their contribution to that performance, and that are competitive enough to attract and retain highly skilled individuals. Each officer’s compensation package may be comprised of one or all of the following three elements: (i) a base salary; (ii) long-term incentives through the award of stock options under the Company’s stock option plans; and (iii) an additional discretionary award in the form of cash, options or both cash and options.

      For fiscal year 2004, the compensation package of Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ms. Weili Dai, Dr. Pantas Sutardja and George Hervey each consisted of: (i) a base salary; and (ii) an award of stock options under the Company’s stock option plans. In addition, Dr. Sehat Sutardja and Dr. Pantas Sutardja received $21,750 and $18,000, respectively, pursuant to the Company’s Patent Award Program.

      The Company and the Committees currently do not endorse employment contracts and, therefore, none of the current executive officers of the Company is a party to an employment contract. Marvell generally intends to qualify executive compensation for deductibility without limitation under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 162(m) provides that, for purposes of regular income tax and the alternative minimum tax, the otherwise allowable deduction for compensation paid or accrued with respect to a covered employee of a publicly-traded company (other than certain exempt performance-based compensation) is limited to no more than $1.0 million per year. Marvell does not expect that the non-exempt compensation to be paid to any of its executive officers for the last fiscal year as calculated for purposes of section 162(m) will exceed the $1.0 million limit.

Annual Salary and Incentive Compensation Program

      The principal factors that the Committees took into account in establishing compensation packages for the 2004 fiscal year are described below. Either Committee may, however, in its discretion apply entirely different factors, such as different measures of financial performance, or create different compensation elements, in future fiscal years.

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      Base Salaries. The base salary for each executive officer was generally established by the Executive Compensation Committee on the basis of the individual’s level of responsibility and performance, as well as market information and the salaries paid to executive officers of comparable companies in the Company’s industry. The President and Chief Executive Officer is involved in recommending the amount of base salary and stock option awards for the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

      Stock Option Grants. In fiscal year 2004, the Company did not offer a long-term cash incentive plan to the executive officers. Stock options are granted to reward the executive officers on a long-term basis and to align the interests of the executive officers with those of its shareholders. Stock options may be granted by the Executive Compensation Committee to the Company’s executive officers and the Stock Option Committee may grant other employees stock options under the Company’s Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan. Because of the direct relationship between the value of an option and the stock price, both the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committees believe that options motivate those executive officers and employees granted options to manage the Company in a manner that is consistent with shareholder interests. Stock option grants are intended to focus the attention of the recipient on the Company’s long-term performance, which the Company believes results in improved shareholder value, and to retain the services of the executive officers and employees in a competitive job market by providing significant long-term earnings potential. To this end, stock options generally vest and become fully exercisable over a period of years. Initial option grants typically vest as follows: 20% of the total shares underlying the option vest on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and 1.67% of the total shares vest on the monthly anniversary of the vesting commencement date thereafter. Options have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the grant date thereof. The principal factors considered in granting stock options to executive officers of the Company are the executive officer’s prior performance, prior stock option grants, level of responsibility and other compensation, the executive officer’s ability to influence the Company’s long-term growth and profitability and comparison with comparable awards granted to similar officers in comparable companies in the Company’s industry.

Compensation of the President and CEO

      During fiscal year 2004, the Executive Compensation Committee did not reset the base salary of Dr. Sehat Sutardja from its fiscal year 2003 level of $500,000. Dr. Sutardja’s base salary was not reset because the Executive Compensation Committee believes this base salary is at a level that approximates the median of base salary level for the chief executive officers of those companies with which the Company competes for executive talent. In fiscal year 2004, the Executive Compensation Committee granted Dr. Sehat Sutardja options to purchase 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In determining the size of this grant, the Executive Compensation Committee considered prior stock option grants to Dr. Sutardja by the Company and the stock option awards granted to chief executive officers of comparable companies in the Company’s industry.

      It is the opinion of the Committees that each of their respective compensation policies and plans provide the necessary total remuneration program to properly align the interests of the executive officers, the employees and the interests of the Company’s shareholders through the use of competitive and equitable executive compensation in a balanced and reasonable manner, for both the short and long-term.

      Jointly submitted by the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors:

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Dr. John M. Cioffi, Ph.D.
Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang
Dr. Paul R. Gray, Ph.D.

STOCK OPTION COMMITTEE

Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.
Weili Dai

March 31, 2004

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

To: The Board of Directors

      As members of the Audit Committee for the 2004 fiscal year, we assist the Board of Directors in discharging its responsibilities relating to the oversight of the accounting, reporting, internal controls, financial practices and audit activities of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is an independent director as defined under the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

      A copy of the Company’s 2004 amended and restated Audit Committee Charter is attached as an appendix to the Company’s 2004 proxy statement filed in connection with the Company’s 2004 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. In fulfilling its oversight role, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management and the independent auditors the audited financial statements of the Company. It is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the financial statements are complete and accurate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process of the Company. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent auditors, are responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s audited financial statements to generally accepted accounting principles.

      The Audit Committee has met privately with PricewaterhouseCoopers and discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers the matters required to be discussed by Statements on Auditing Standards No. 61 and No. 90 (Communication with Audit Committees). In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers has provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and the letter required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees) and the Audit Committee discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers their independence from the Company and its management. The Audit Committee also considered PricewaterhouseCoopers’ provision of non-audit services to the Company and determined that such provision of such services was compatible with maintaining the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

      Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors approved, that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that PricewaterhouseCoopers be nominated for appointment as independent auditors for the Company for fiscal 2005, subject to the approval thereof by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang
Ronald D. Verdoorn

March 31, 2004

INFORMATION CONCERNING INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, have been the auditors for the financial statements of the Company for each year since the year ended January 31, 1998. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers will be present at the 2004 Annual General Meeting, and they will be given an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to any appropriate questions from shareholders.

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      In addition to retaining PricewaterhouseCoopers to audit the consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2004, the Company and its subsidiaries retained PricewaterhouseCoopers to provide various other services in fiscal 2004. The aggregate fees billed for professional services by PricewaterhouseCoopers in fiscal 2004 for these various services were:

Audit Fees

      The aggregate audit fees billed or to be billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that were provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were approximately $923,000 for fiscal 2004 and $636,000 for fiscal 2003.

Audit-Related Fees

      The aggregate fees billed or to be billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements were $181,000 for fiscal 2004 and $0 for fiscal 2003. The nature of the audit-related services included certain due diligence and accounting advice related to acquisitions.

Tax Fees

      The aggregate fees billed or to be billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services related to tax advice, tax compliance, tax planning and foreign tax matters were $182,000 for fiscal 2004 and $373,000 for fiscal 2003.

All Other Fees

      The aggregate fees billed or to be billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in each of the last two fiscal years for services and products other than those reported in the categories above were $10,000 for fiscal 2004 and $10,000 for fiscal 2003. The nature of the other services included subscription to an accounting, auditing and reporting library and other miscellaneous services.

Policy on Pre-Approval of Retention of Independent Auditors

      The engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for non-audit accounting and tax services performed for the Company is limited to those circumstances where these services are considered integral to the audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides or in which there is another compelling rationale for using its services. Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and permitted non-audit services for which the Company engages PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP after May 6, 2003 require pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

      As noted in the report of the Audit Committee at page 20 of this proxy statement, the Audit Committee considered the provision by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of non-audit services to the Company and determined that the provision of these services was compatible with maintaining the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH

      The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return of the Company’s Common Stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index since June 27, 2000, when the Company’s Common Stock was first registered under the Exchange Act, through January 31, 2004. The graph assumes that $100 was invested at the time of the Company’s initial public offering on June 27, 2000 in the Company’s Common Stock and each index and that any dividends were reinvested. No cash dividends have been declared on the Company’s Common Stock since the initial public offering. The comparisons in the table are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not intended to forecast or be indicative of possible future performance of the Company’s Common Stock.

COMPARISON OF 43 MONTH CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*

AMONG MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD., THE S&P 500 INDEX
AND THE PHILADELPHIA SEMICONDUCTOR INDEX

LINE GRAPH


$100 invested on 6/27/00 in stock and SOX index or on 5/31/00 in S&P index — including reinvestment of dividends.

Copyright© 2002, Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. www.researchdatagroup.com/S&P.htm

                                         
Total Return Analysis 6/27/00 1/26/01 2/02/02 2/01/03 1/30/04






MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD. 
    100.00       61.92       70.99       32.36       73.47  
S&P 500
    100.00       96.85       81.21       62.52       84.14  
PHILADELPHIA SEMICONDUCTOR
    100.00       57.26       49.06       23.52       45.22  

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

      Since February 1, 2001, there has not been nor is there currently proposed any transaction or series of similar transactions to which Marvell was or will be a party in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $60,000 and in which any director, executive officer, holder of more than 5% of Marvell’s stock or any member of his or her immediate family had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, except as noted below.

      In October 2001, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a privately-held design technology firm for certain computer-aided design software. The Company selected this product after an evaluation of competitive products on the strength of its merits. One of the officers of the design technology firm is the brother of an officer and director of Marvell and is also a shareholder of Marvell. The design technology firm was acquired by Cadence Design Systems in December 2001 and the lease agreement was subsequently amended in 2002. Total principal, interest and maintenance payments over the 3 1/2 year term of the lease agreement will be $20.7 million.

      During fiscal year 2004, the Company incurred approximately $0.4 million of business travel and airplane operating expenses from an unrelated third-party entity, ACM Aviation, Inc. (ACM). The airplane provided by ACM to the Company is owned by Estopia Air, LLC (Estopia), a Delaware limited liability company, owned and controlled by Dr. Sehat Sutardja, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Weili Dai, the Company’s Executive Vice President and director. ACM manages and operates the airplane on behalf of Estopia. The $0.4 million of expenses was the result of the Company’s use of the plane for business travel purposes. The cost of such usage charged to the Company was determined based on market prices.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2005 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

      Under United States federal securities laws, any proposal of an eligible shareholder of the Company that such shareholder wishes to have considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy solicitation materials relating to the Company’s 2005 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Company at its principal executive offices no later than December 24, 2004. Under United States federal securities laws, a shareholder is eligible to present proposals to the Board of Directors if he or she is the record or beneficial owner of at least one percent or $2,000 in market value of securities entitled to be voted at the 2005 Annual General Meeting and has held such securities for at least one year, and he or she continues to own such securities through the date on which the meeting is held.

      Although information received after such date will not be included in proxy materials sent to shareholders, a shareholder proposal for the nomination of directors may still be presented at the Annual General Meeting if such proposal complies with the Company’s Bye-Laws then in effect. In accordance with Bye-law 34 of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bye-Laws, shareholder nominations for election of directors may be voted on at an Annual General Meeting only if such nominations are made pursuant to written notice timely given to the Corporate Secretary accompanied by certain information. To be timely, a shareholder’s written notice must be received at the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the 90th day prior to anniversary of the prior year’s Annual General Meeting nor later than the 60th day prior to such anniversary. Under Bye-Laws 12(5)(b) and 34 of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bye-laws, to be timely the shareholder’s written notice must be received by the Company not less than 60 nor more than 180 days prior to the date set for annual meeting (or if no such date is set, the date that is not less than 60 nor more than 180 days prior to the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting). The notice must contain the name and business background of any person being nominated by such shareholder as a director and all material information on any proposal, statement or resolution to be put to the meeting and details of the shareholder submitting the proposal, statement or resolution, as well as other information that may be specified by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will review proposals from eligible shareholders which it receives by that date and will determine whether any such proposal has been received in accordance with the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bye-Laws and whether any such proposal will be acted upon at the Annual General Meeting.

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      All shareholder proposals should be sent to the Secretary at the Company’s principal executive offices located at Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda.

      In addition, Section 79 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda provides that shareholders representing either: (i) 5% of the total voting power of the shares of common stock eligible to vote at a general meeting of the Company or (ii) not less than one hundred shareholders may propose any resolution which may be properly be moved at the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or may circulate a statement with respect to any matter referred to in a proposed resolution at the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. To be timely, the proposal requiring notice of a resolution must be deposited at the registered office of the Company at least six weeks before the Annual General Meeting. Notice of a statement referred to in a proposed resolution must be deposited at the registered office of the Company not less than one week prior to the Annual General Meeting. In each case, the shareholders proposing the resolution must deposit with the Company funds sufficient to meet the Company’s expenses incurred to give effect to the shareholder proposal.

OTHER MATTERS

      At the time of preparation of this proxy statement, the Board of Directors of the Company was not aware of any other matters to be brought before the Annual General Meeting. No eligible shareholder had submitted notice of any proposal before the printing and mailing of this proxy statement. However, if any other matters are properly presented for action, in the absence of instructions to the contrary, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote, or refrain from voting on such other matters, in accordance with their respective best judgment on such matters.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

      Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder and requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers, officers and directors of the Company and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the Common Stock of the Company are required to file with the SEC and the NASD and furnish to the Company reports of ownership and change in ownership with respect to all equity securities of the Company.

      Based solely on its review of the copies of such reports received by it during or with respect to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, and written representations from such reporting persons, the Company believes that its officers, directors and 10% shareholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to such individuals, with the exception of the following late filings: (a) Mr. Diosdado Banatao was late filing his Form 4 with respect to three transactions, which were subsequently reported on a Form 4; (b) Mr. Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang was late filing his Form 4 with respect to four transactions, which were subsequently reported on a Form 4; (c) Dr. John Cioffi was late filing his Form 4 with respect to one transaction, which was subsequently reported on a Form 4; (d) Ms. Weili Dai was late filing her Form 4 with respect to one transaction, which was subsequently reported on a Form 4; (e) Dr. Paul Gray was late filing his Form 4 with respect to one transaction, which was subsequently reported on a Form 4; (f) Mr. George Hervey was late filing his Form 4 with respect to five transactions, which were subsequently reported on a Form 4; (g) Dr. Pantas Sutardja was late filing his Form 4 with respect to one transaction, which was subsequently reported on a Form 4; (h) Dr. Sehat Sutardja was late filing his Form 4 with respect to three transactions, which were subsequently reported on a Form 4; (i) Mr. Ronald Verdoorn was late filing his Form 4 with respect to two transactions, which were subsequently reported on a Form 4; and (j) Mr. Manuel Alba omitted shares held that should have been reported on his Form 3 dated January 31, 2001, which were subsequently reported on a Form 5.

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

      Along with this proxy statement, the Company has provided each shareholder entitled to vote a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004 without the exhibits thereto. The Company will provide, without charge, a copy of its 2004 Form 10-K, or a copy of the exhibits to its 2004 Form 10-K, upon the written or oral request of any shareholder or beneficial owner of Common Stock. Requests should be directed to the following person at the following address:

Matthew Gloss, Esq.

Vice President of Business Affairs and
General Counsel
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
700 First Avenue, MS-509
Sunnyvale, California 94089
Telephone: (408) 222-2500

  By order of the board of directors,
 
  -s- David C. Rupert
 
  WEILI DAI
  Secretary

Sunnyvale, California

April 26, 2004

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.

NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
If you have any questions, or have any difficulty voting your shares, please contact
Matthew Gloss, Esq., Vice President of Business Affairs and
General Counsel of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., at (408) 222-2500.

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The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

will be held at the offices of

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
700 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089

on

Friday, May 28, 2004
at 2:00 P.M., Local Time

DIRECTIONS:

FROM SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT: Take the 101 South. Take the Highway 237 exit East. Take the Mathilda Avenue exit North. Turn left onto 3rd Avenue. Turn right into the Marvell parking lot. (approximate time 30 minutes)

FROM SAN JOSE AIRPORT: Take the 101 North. Take the Mathilda Avenue North exit. Turn left onto 3rd Avenue. Turn right into the Marvell parking lot. (approximate time 15 minutes)

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APPENDIX A

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

Amended and Restated Audit Committee Charter
2004

Purpose

      The primary purpose of the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) is to assist the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (the “Company”) in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee management’s conduct of the Company’s financial reporting process, including by reviewing the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company to its shareholders, the Company’s systems of internal accounting, financial and disclosure controls and the annual independent audit of the Company’s financial statements.

      In discharging its oversight role, the Committee is empowered to investigate any matter brought to its attention with full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company and the power to retain outside counsel, auditors or other experts for this purpose. The Board and the Committee are in place to represent the Company’s shareholders; accordingly, the outside auditor is ultimately accountable to the Board and the Committee.

      The Committee shall review the adequacy of this Charter on an annual basis.

Membership and Meetings

      The Committee shall be comprised of not less than three non-employee members of the Board. The Board shall designate a chairman of the Committee. The Committee’s composition will meet the independence, experience and other requirements of, or as may be established by, the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

      Accordingly, all of the members will be directors who:

  •  Have no relationship to the Company that may interfere with the exercise of their independence from management and the Company; and
 
  •  Are financially literate or who become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after appointment to the Committee.

      Additionally, the Committee must:

  •  Include at least one financial expert, in accordance with the requirements of all regulatory bodies, including the SEC;
 
  •  Be independent and may not accept compensatory fees, other than board of director fees, from the Company or its subsidiaries;
 
  •  Be provided appropriate funding to fulfill its responsibilities and to have the authority to engage, terminate and compensate independent counsel and other advisers, as it deems necessary to fulfill its duties;
 
  •  Appoint, compensate, and oversee the work of the external auditors, with the external auditors reporting directly to the Committee;
 
  •  Resolve any disputes between management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting;
 
  •  Pre-approve all external audit and non-audit services, including the fees and terms of all non-audit services provided by the external auditors;
 
  •  Establish a process for handling anonymous concerns and complaints from employees regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters;

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  •  Oversee new certifications by management in regard to fairness and completeness of reported financial information, disclosures, and internal controls;
 
  •  Obtain from the external auditor written reports on all critical accounting policies and practices, all GAAP treatments discussed within the organization, and other pertinent communications;
 
  •  Obtain and review an annual report by the external auditor describing the external auditor’s internal quality control procedures and any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review or peer review of the external auditor’s firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by the governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the external auditor’s firm and steps taken to address those issues and all relationships between the external auditor and the Company;
 
  •  Discuss with the external auditors significant matters in the financial statements and the quality and acceptability of financial reporting decisions and judgments. Included in these discussions should be reports of disagreements with management, difficulties encountered during the audit, significant deficiencies in internal control, fraud and illegal acts, and major issues discussed with management prior to retention;
 
  •  Oversee the responsibilities of and maintain a direct reporting relationship with the Company’s Director of Internal Audit and such person’s staff, including maintaining a regular meeting schedule with the IA Director independent of and apart from its meetings with Company management;
 
  •  Prepare the Committee report that the SEC rules require be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement;
 
  •  Based on its review and discussion with management and the external auditors, recommend to the Board whether the financial statements should be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K;
 
  •  Perform an annual performance evaluation of the Committee and assessment of its Charter;
 
  •  Look to the internal auditors for assurance that applicable policies, rules, and regulations have been complied with, and that the corporate culture includes effectively operating and open communications provisions; and,
 
  •  Perform such other duties enumerated in, and consistent with, this Charter and as otherwise required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.

      The Committee shall meet at least four times annually or more frequently as the committee may deem appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

      The Committee’s job is one of oversight and it recognizes that the Company’s management is responsible for preparing the Company’s financial statements and that the independent auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements. Additionally, the Committee recognizes that financial management including any internal audit staff, as well as the outside auditors, have more time, knowledge and more detailed information about the Company than do Committee members; consequently, in carrying out its oversight responsibilities, the Committee is not providing any expert or special assurance as to the Company’s financial statements or any professional certification as to the outside auditor’s work.

      The following functions shall be the common recurring activities of the Committee in carrying out its oversight function. These functions are set forth as a guide with the understanding that the Committee may diverge from this guide as appropriate given the circumstances:

  •  Review and discuss with management and the independent auditors the audited financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (or the Annual Report to Shareholders if distributed prior to the filing of Form 10-K), and review and consider with the outside auditors the

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  matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standards (“SAS”) No. 61 and No. 90 and all other applicable standards and rules, as all may be amended from time to time;
 
  •  Review with the outside auditors the Company’s interim financial results to be included in the Company’s quarterly reports to be filed with Securities and Exchange Commission and the matters required to be discussed by SAS No. 61; this review will occur prior to the Company’s filing of the Form 10-Q;
 
  •  Discuss with management the quality and adequacy of the Company’s internal controls;
 
  •  Discuss with external auditors any significant matters regarding internal controls over financial reporting that have come to their attention during the conduct of their audit; and,
 
  •  Review disclosures made to the Committee by the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer during their certification process for Forms 10-K and 10-Q about any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls or material weaknesses therein and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.
 
  •  The audit committee shall review the independence and performance of the auditors. With respect to the independence of the independent auditors, the Committee shall:

  •  Request from the outside auditors annually, a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the Company consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard Number 1;
 
  •  Discuss with the outside auditors any such disclosed relationships and their impact on the outside auditor’s independence; and,
 
  •  Recommend that the Board take appropriate action to oversee the independence of the outside auditor.

  •  The Committee, subject to any action that may be taken by the full Board, shall have the ultimate authority and responsibility to select (or nominate for shareholder approval), evaluate and, where appropriate, replace the outside auditor.

Other Matters

      The Committee shall prepare such reports as are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Company’s annual proxy statement and maintain minutes of its meetings.

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The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

of
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
will be held at:

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.

700 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089
Friday, May 28, 2004
2:00 p.m., Local Time

In order for your shares to be voted by the Proxies, your proxy card must be received by 5:00 p.m., local time, on May 27, 2004 at the address set forth on the reverse hereof. Regardless of the number of shares you own or whether you plan to attend the meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted. Please complete, sign, date and return this proxy card. Returning this proxy card does NOT deprive you of your right to attend the Annual General Meeting and to vote your shares in person.

* FOLD AND DETACH HERE *

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON MAY 28, 2004

The undersigned, a shareholder of MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD., a Bermuda corporation (the “Company”), acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company’s Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the accompanying Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004; and, revoking any proxy previously given, hereby constitutes and appoints Sehat Sutardja and George Hervey, and each of them, his, her or its true and lawful agents and Proxies with full power of substitution in each, to vote the shares of common stock of the Company standing in the name of the undersigned at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Friday, May 28, 2004 at 2:00 p.m., local time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, and instructs said Proxies to vote as follows:

Shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the shareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Proxies will have the authority to vote FOR the election of directors, FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4 and in accordance with the discretion of the Proxies on any other matters as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting.

Please complete, sign, date and return the proxy card promptly using the enclosed envelope.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

     
   
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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD

Dear Marvell Shareholder:

      Your vote is important. Please consider the proposals discussed in the enclosed Proxy Statement of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (the “Company”) and cast your vote by:

  •  Completing, dating, signing and mailing the proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope; or
 
  •  Sending the proxy card, if the envelope is missing, to:

  Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
  c/o Wachovia Bank
  Attn: Proxy Tabulation NC-1153
  P.O. Box 217950
  Charlotte, NC 28254-3555

If you receive more than one set of proxy materials from the Company, please act promptly on each set you receive because each set represents separate shares. If you return multiple cards, you may use the same return envelope. Please indicate if you plan to attend the meeting in the box provided. If you wish to revoke your proxy you may do so at any time before your proxy is voted at the Annual General Meeting. You can do this in one of three ways:

  (1)  you can send a written notice stating that you want to revoke your proxy;
 
  (2)  you can complete and submit a new proxy card; or
 
  (3)  you can attend the Annual General Meeting and vote in person.

You must submit your notice of revocation or a new proxy card to the Company at the address set forth above. Your notice of revocation or new proxy card must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time on May 27, 2004 or at the Annual General Meeting.

. FOLD AND DETACH HERE .

x Please mark your votes as in this example.

             

    Unless otherwise specified, this proxy will be voted FOR each of the nominees for director and each proposal listed
    below.        

    1. Election of three directors   Nominees:
1. Dr. John M. Cioffi, Ph.D.
2. Dr. Paul R. Gray, Ph.D.
3. Douglas King
  2. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for the 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005.


o  FOR  o AGAINST  o ABSTAIN
    FOR all Nominees listed
(except as marked
to the contrary below)
o
 
WITHHOLD authority
to vote for all nominees
o
  3. To authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the 2005 fiscal year ending January 29, 2005.

o  FOR  o AGAINST  o ABSTAIN
    To withhold authority to vote for any nominee(s), write the name(s) of such nominee(s) in the space provided below.   4. To approve an increase to the Company’s authorized share capital.


o  FOR  o AGAINST  o ABSTAIN
            In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

  o I plan to attend the meeting.

This proxy must be signed exactly as the shareholder name appears hereon. In the case of joint ownership, any owner may sign but the vote of a senior shareholder who tenders a vote, in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the other owners. Seniority is determined by the order in which the name stands in the Register of Shareholders. Executors, administrators, trustees, etc., should give their full title, as such. If the shareholder is a corporation, a duly authorized officer should sign on behalf of the corporation and should indicate his or her title.



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