EXHIBIT 99.1



NEWS RELEASE


                 MARVELL(R) PURCHASES SHARES OF SYSKONNECT GMBH

Sunnyvale, CA. (June 21, 2002) -- Marvell(R) (NASDAQ: MRVL), a technology leader
in the development of extreme broadband communications solutions, today
announced that it has completed the purchase of all of the shares of privately
held SysKonnect GmbH through a share purchase agreement. SysKonnect,
headquartered in Ettlingen, Germany, focuses on the development and worldwide
marketing of client-server products for the Gigabit and 10 Gigabit markets.

Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's President and CEO stated, "We are very excited to
have SysKonnect join the Marvell family. SysKonnect is developing
industry-leading technology for next-generation 10 Gigabit client products that
is complementary with Marvell's state-of-the-art 10 Gigabit enterprise switching
solutions. In addition to integrated circuit (IC) design technology, SysKonnect
will provide Marvell with a full suite of leading-edge software and device
drivers for all operating system platforms, including Microsoft(R) Windows(R)
95, 98, NT, 2000, and XP, SUN(R) Solaris(TM), IBM(R) AIX(TM), Linux, FreeBSD,
Novell Netware, and HP(R)-UX."

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 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 in connection with the successful integration of SysKonnect,
include, but are not limited to, the timing, cost and successful completion of
technology and product development through volume production; the timing,
rescheduling and/or cancellation of significant customer orders; general
economic conditions and specific conditions in the markets we address, including
periodic downturns in the integrated circuit industry; the rate at which our
present and future customers and end-users adopt our products; and the timing
and results of customer-industry qualification and certification of our
products.

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 February 2,
2002. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any
forward-looking statements for any reason.


Marvell and the Marvell logo are registered trademarks of Marvell. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


For further information, contact:    George Hervey
                                     VP of Finance and CFO
                                     Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
                                     Tel.: 408.222.2500