EXHIBIT 32.1


        STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER UNDER 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

I, Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D., the chief executive officer of Marvell Technology
Group Ltd. (the "Company"), certify for the purposes of section 1350 of chapter
63 of title 18 of the United States Code that, to the best of my knowledge,

      (i)   the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
            ended January 31, 2004 (the "Report"), fully complies with the
            requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, and

      (ii)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.



                                      /s/ Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.
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                                      Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Ph.D.
                                      Chairman of the Board,
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer


                                      Date: April 13, 2004