EXHIBIT 99.1




NEWS RELEASE

        MARVELL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sunnyvale, CA. (April 12, 2002) - Marvell(R) Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:
MRVL) today announced that Avigdor Willenz, who joined the Company's Board of
Directors in connection with Marvell's acquisition of Galileo Technology Ltd. in
January 2001, has retired from Marvell's Board, effective April 9, 2002, to
pursue philanthropic activities. At the time of Marvell's acquisition of
Galileo, Mr. Willenz was the Chairman and CEO of Galileo and afterward served
on Marvell's Board.

"I enjoyed working with the Marvell team as a combined company and look forward
to the Company's continued success," stated Avigdor Willenz.

Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's Co-Chairman and CEO, thanked Mr. Willenz for his
service and noted, "Our Marvell family wishes Avigdor well."

ABOUT MARVELL

Marvell, a technology leader in the development of extreme broadband
system-level IC solutions for Internet connectivity and infrastructure,
comprises Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Marvell
Semiconductor, Inc. (MSI), Marvell Asia Pte Ltd. (MAPL), Marvell Japan K.K.,
Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell International Ltd. (MIL), and Galileo Technology
Ltd. (GTL). On behalf of MIL, MSI designs, develops and markets integrated
circuits utilizing proprietary Communications Mixed-Signal Processing (CMSP) and
digital signal processing technologies for communications signal processing
markets. MAPL is headquartered in Singapore and is responsible for production,
distribution and design operations. GTL develops high-performance communications
Internetworking and Switching products for the broadband communications market.
As used in this release, the terms "Company" and "Marvell" refer to the entire
group of companies. The Company applies its technology to the extreme broadband
communications market where its products are used in network access equipment to
provide the interface between communications systems and data transmission
media. MSI is headquartered at 700 First Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif., 94089; phone:
(408) 222-2500, fax: (408) 752-0588. Marvell's common stock is traded on the
NASDAQ under the symbol MRVL. More information on Marvell is available on the
Internet at www.marvell.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT OF MARVELL UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT OF 1995:

This release may contain forward-looking statements based on our current
expectations, estimates and projections about our products, our industry, our
markets, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as
"anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates,"
"may," "will," "should," and variations of these words or similar expressions,
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements
that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future
events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are
forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that
are difficult to predict. Therefore, market results may differ materially and
adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements in this
release.

Important risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause such a difference
for Marvell include, but are not limited to, the timing, cost and successful
completion of technology and product development through volume production; the
rate at which our present and future customers and

end-users adopt this product; the timing and results of customer-industry
qualification and certification of our products; and the timing, pricing,
rescheduling, or cancellation of significant customer orders.

For other factors that could cause Marvell's results to vary from expectations,
please see the section titled "Additional Factors That May Affect Future
Results" in Marvell's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 27,
2001 and Marvell's subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no
obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any
reason.

For further information, contact:   Kathryn Gentry
                                    Director of Corporate Communications
                                    Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
                                    Tel: 408 222 2500
                                    E-mail: kathy@marvell.com