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Based on leading technologies and market share, Marvell is frequently profiled in a variety of trade and business publications.
Marvell Unveils Redbull For Video HD Microchip
Davis Freeberg's Digital Connection, 5 September 2007, by Davis
"...Qdeo allows you to up-convert standard definition video into an HDTV signal."
Marvell teams with Meridian to convert iPod video
EETimes, 5 September 2007, by Junko Yoshida
"Consumers want to have it all. They want to have the flexibility of keeping their video library close by, and watching it wherever they like in a living room, in a cabin or in a hotel room."
Video processor tackles diverse content
EDN Magazine, March 15, 2007, by Brian Dipert
25 Companies Reshaping Mobility
Great news for Marvell
Marvell brings former Intel Monahans to market
EETimes, 4 December 2006, by Loring Wirbel
Marvell Technology Inc. has wasted little time in launching Intel Corp.'s former Monahans application processor as the Marvell PXA 3xx series. By releasing samples of the fastest and highest-performance device, the PXA 320, Marvell hopes to carve out a niche at the higher end of the handset and gaming platform market.
Marvell also intends to offer ICs in the RF/IF chain closest to the handset antenna, although in the near term, the company is partnering with players such as Infineon Technologies AG for reference designs employing baseband and RF functions....learn more
PlayStation 3 offers supercomputer performance at PC pricing
EMSNow, 17 November 2006
From delivery delays, to technology hurdles, to missed production targets, to cancelled pre-orders, to an apparently exorbitant price tag - we've all read the bad news regarding Sony Corp.'s much-anticipated new PlayStation 3 video-game console. Now for the good news: iSuppli Corp.'s dissection reveals the PlayStation 3 is an engineering masterpiece that sets a new high mark for computing price/performance - even when considering it is more expensive than its nearest rival, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp.
Other component winners …… Marvell Technology Group Ltd.'s 802.11 b/g module chipset, which provides wireless local area networking capabilities. With this design win, Marvell owns 2 percent of the PlayStation 3's costs.
Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router Gigabit Edition
Practically Networked, 16 November 2006, by Gerry Blackwell
All or most of the major Wi-Fi equipment makers now have Draft n products, including Netgear with its RangeMax Next line. Netgear, in fact, was first to market with Draft n products in April. The company makes two flavors. The RangeMax Next Wireless Router Gigabit Edition (WNR854T), which includes four Gigabit Ethernet ports and uses the TopDog 11n chipset from Marvell. It promises network speeds to 300 Mbps and sells online for between $137 and $190.
Marvell targets smartphones with efficient XScale chip
Network World - IDG News Service, 15 November 2005, by Ben Ames
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. plans to launch a new version of its "Monahans" processor by December to compete better against Texas Instruments Inc. and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. in the market for chips in 3G (third-generation) cell phones and smartphones.
Marvell Offers Compelling Upside
SeekingAlpha, 15 November 2006, by Dr. Jack Haddad
A key player in the definition and development of the 802.11n standard, Marvell continually drives the vision of the digital lifestyle with WiFi solutions for the digital home, PCs, and embedded wireless devices. With world-class performance, low power consumption, small size, and amazing functionality, Marvell products are key elements in everything from portable game consoles and dual-mode phones to WLAN routers and triple-play gateways. That should really pick up for them starting in the third quarter of this calendar year. For Dell, Cisco and Intel, Marvell supplies chips used in local-area-network interface cards. They also have a networked-switch-component business. For Western Digital and Seagate, they provide core technology for the interfaces on their drives.
Marvell Continues XScale With "Monahans"
DailyTech, 10 November 2006, by Marcus Yam
Intel is officially free of its communications and applications processor business as the keys were handed over to Marvell Technology Group on November 8. The deal dates back to June 27, when Marvell agreed to purchase Intel’s cellular communications and applications processor business for $600 million. Along with this purchase, Marvell also acquires a patent portfolio covering cellular and application processor technologies.
“Marvell’s mission is to be a long-term, leading supplier in the cellphone and consumer electronics markets,” said Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell’s chairman, president and CEO. “By adding cellular baseband and applications processors to our broad, diverse product portfolio we continue to expand the reach of Marvell technology into an increasing number of consumer devices and end markets.”
Marvell's WLAN-plus -Bluetooth IC saves space, power
WirelessNetDesignLine, 17 August 2006, by Jack Shandle
Fabricated in 90-nm CMOS technology, the 88W8688 implements extensive host offload capability and advanced co-existence and power save modes—with a footprint of less than 80 mm3.
It is a suitable single-chip solution for cellular handsets, battery-powered media players, portable gaming consoles, smartphones, PDAs and ultra-low-power computing platforms.
Marvell is 'top dog' in 802.11n market
EETimes, 14 April 2006, by Mark LaPedus
Marvell (Santa Clara, Calif.) said that it is shipping TopDog WLAN silicon, software and reference platforms for Gigabit Ethernet WLAN routers, DSL/cable triple play gateways, PC/laptop network cards, wireless HDTV adapters and IP set-top boxes. TopDog will also power game consoles, mobile handsets, digital still cameras, camcorders and other emerging consumer devices.
802.11n rush underway
Fierce Wireless Newsletter, 12 April 2006, available by subscription
There was the Gold Rush, and now there is the 802.11n rush. Marvell has partnered with Netgear to bring out a chip set complying with the draft 802.11n standard. Until now, WiFi chip set leaders Airgo Networks and Broadcom have brought out MIMO-enhanced WiFi chip sets, but without an 802.11n draft standard, both have been obliged to market the chips as being compliant with 802.11a, b and g. Now, with the draft standard having been published in March, Marvell has jumped into the market with a product designated as compliant with the draft 802.11n standard. The chip set is being used by wireless router manufacturers Netgear and D-Link in routers which claim to manage a 300 Mbps throughput. …….. The kit, which is based on Marvell's 802.11n draft-compliant chip sets, has already passed FCC approval and retails for approximately $349.
Netgear Ships 802.11n Routers
ExtremeTech, 10 April 2006, by Bary Alyssa Johnson
Marvell's Top Dog platform includes software and similar products for Access Points – including WLAN routers and DLS/cable gateways, Client Adapters – including network cards for your PC, IP set-top boxes and wireless HDTV adapters, and for other consumer electronics including mobile phones, digital cameras and gaming consoles.
The Top Dog line boasts data rates from 300-600 Mbps, and Ethernet connectivity from 100Mbps to 1Gbps.
Marvell Announces TopDog Family of 802.11n Products
TMCnet, 7 April, 2006, by Laura Stotler
Marvell has announced the Marvell TopDog family of 802.11n products for consumers, enterprises and mobile markets. NETGEAR products will be deployed based on the Marvell TopDog WLAN solutions, making them the first 802.11n IEEE draft compliant products to go to market.
Netgear Ships 802.11n Routers
PC Mag, 6 April, 2006, by Bary Alyssa Johnson
Last week, Marvell and Netgear unveiled Marvell's next-generation TopDog WLAN platform, which was designed for use in the recently approved 802.11n space.
"The bandwidth demands on wireless network infrastructures are increasing exponentially with…adoption of bandwidth-intensive applications such as HD video streaming, VoIP, file sharing, music and video downloads and Internet gaming," said Vivek Pathela, Netgear VP of product marketing and management, in a prepared statement. "802.11n will deliver…speed and stability at further range, while providing interoperability with any wireless device in the home."
Netgear, D-Link Shipping 11n Draft Products
Wi-fi PLanet, 6 April, 2006, by Eric Griffith
Marvell chips going by the official brand of TopDog power the two Gigabit products [Netgear hasn't yet said what chips are in the other RangeMax NEXT products]. Pathela says the Marvell silicon is based on the 802.11n 1.0 draft. The chips support MIMO multiple antenna configurations including 3x3, 2x3, 2x2 and 1x2; they also include Gigabit Ethernet support, with wired connections going up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps).
Marvell Says Their 802.11n Puts the Competition in Doghouse
Legit Reviews, 5 April, 2006, by Nathan Kirsch
Marvell today announced the Marvell TopDog branded family of 802.11n IEEE draft compliant products for consumer, enterprise, and mobile markets. By working closely with industry leading OEMs, Marvell has enabled them to be first to market with 802.11n IEEE draft compliant products. No word on pricing, but as with all new technology a premium must be paid for the latest and greatest.
Mobile operators hammer on costs
EETimes, 3 April 2006, by Junko Yoshida and John Walko
On the silicon side, Marvell said that its WLAN chip based on IEEE 802.11a/b/g—which is capable of handling both high-speed data and UMA-compliant voice—has been adopted by several key handset vendors, including Motorola and Kyocera Wireless. Marvell claims to have gone beyond the high-level UMA spec to tweak its solution, ensuring that the chip works with the handsets of many tier-one vendors. "The UMA spec only deals with the high-level requirements," said Vivek Mohan, applications engineer at Marvell. "Mobile-handset vendors often optimize the timing for handoff between GSM and WLAN in a slightly different manner, for various reasons, including a different OS they use."
Reuters Summit-Chip makers cash in on wireless boom
Reuters, 1 March 2006, By Baker Li
"On the entertainment front, Marvell Technology Inc., a diversified chip maker whose wireless chips were being used in Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, could also be a major winner."
Kyocera, Marvell team on Wi-Fi/CDMA platform
EETimes, 31 January 2006
Kyocera Wireless (San Diego), will leverage the wireless LAN technology of Marvell (Santa Clara, Calif.), which supplies storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions.
"The footprint and adoption of WLAN networks is increasing exponentially and we have carrier customers who are viewing this technology as a complement to their capacity-constrained cellular networks," said Tom Zeran
Marvell Ship IEEE 802.11n Compliant WiFi Solution
20 January 2006
The Marvell 88W836X family, first announced in October 2005, complies 100% with the IEEE 802.11n draft specification. The acceptance of this draft specification enables Marvell's key customers, who have been working with Marvell 88W836X chipsets for several to launch products.
Marvell has customers shipping game devices, cellular handsets, digital cameras, MP3 players, VoIP handsets and other consumer devices.
IEEE Set to Ratify New Standard for Faster WiFi
TMCnet, 20 January 2006
On Friday, Marvell said it will launch its Marvell 88W836X family of products, which scales to data rates between 300 to 600 megabits per second (Mbps) and Ethernet connectivity from 100 Mbps to one gigabit per second. By comparision, the original WiFi specification (IEEE 802.11b) reached theoretical throughput rates of 11 Mbps.
The Best Big Companies in America
Forbes, 9 January 2006
FSA Announces Winners for 2005 Awards; Awards Recognize Excellence in Fabless SectorCCNMatthews, 12 December 2005
FSA, the voice of the global fabless business model, announces the winners for its 2005 awards, presented at the 2005 FSA Awards Dinner Celebration on Thursday, December 8, 2005 in Santa Clara, Calif. The fabless community, suppliers and semiconductor financial and industry analysts selected the Most Respected Private and Public Fabless Company Award winners by identifying the company they most respect in terms of product, vision and future opportunities. This year's public company winner is Marvell.
Internet Protocol Phones: Chip tunes music player to take a call
EETimes, 5 September 2005
As Kishore Manghnani envisions it, you're sitting in your living room, listening to songs you just downloaded to your MP3 player, when the phone rings. Now picture this: Instead of hoisting yourself out of your easy chair, you touch a button on the music player and say, "Hello." "Take a handheld gaming device," said Manghnani, general manager of the broadband home business unit at Marvell Semiconductor (Sunnyvale, Calif.). "There's no reason why it can't receive a phone call."
Indeed, Manghnani wants to implant voice-over-Internet Protocol capabilities in a bevy of electronic gadgets. That's really not practical today, he said, because VoIP has to be implemented in a number of chips that consume a lot of power and may not have the range or voice quality that consumers expect. It was those kinds of deficiencies, as well as a desire to make a name for itself in consumer electronics, that led Marvell to develop a chip that combines VoIP, Wi-Fi and CPU host capabilities.
