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Marvell Enters Licensing Agreement with Trimble For GPS Software Technology


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Marvell Expands Wireless Portfolio to Include Location-Based Technologies

Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, California (August 2008) — Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), an industry leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions, and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), a leading innovator of advanced positioning technology, today announced that they have entered into a Global Positioning System (GPS) software technology licensing agreement. With this agreement, Marvell gains direct access to Trimble’s full GPS Digital Signal Processor (DSP) software as well as tools for development support and testing, all of which are backed by Trimble’s historical leadership and its strong GPS intellectual property portfolio.

Access to Trimble’s market leading GPS technology complements Marvell’s wireless and application processor initiatives for WiFi, Bluetooth, FM, multi-function radio, application processors and cellular processor devices. With this relationship, Marvell strengthens its portfolio to further increase its silicon content in a number of growing markets, including personal navigation devices (PNDs), mobile phones, portable media devices and digital still cameras. The licensing agreement will enable Marvell to provide customers with comprehensive GPS solutions based on innovative architectures that are tailored for high performance and low overall system power consumption.

“GPS is a major driver for today’s mobile consumer electronics industry, and is becoming an increasingly common demand from consumers for mobile devices which support a wide range of applications,” said Partho Mishra, Vice President of Marvell’s Embedded and Emerging Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group. “Our relationship with Trimble fulfills this demand, providing us access to their leading GPS DSP software solutions that complement our rich technology portfolio.”

IDC research predicts navigation devices and systems will reach annual sales revenues of $62 billion by 2012, with PNDs capturing over 75 percent share of the consumer navigation market for the forecast period.

“This agreement will enable the combination of personal navigation devices with Marvell’s innovative application processors to provide state-of-the-art location-based capabilities to consumers,” said Bill Dussell, Director of Trimble’s Integrated Products, Advanced Devices Group. “With the strong demand today for GPS, we are excited to work with an industry leader such as Marvell and offer our full range of GPS DSP software products.”
Trimble Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual events and results may differ materially from those described in this press release. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: successful implementation of the licensed software into innovative application processors, the ability to provide compelling location-based capabilities to consumers and market demand for GPS solutions. More information about potential factors which could affect Trimble’s business and financial results is set forth in reports filed with the SEC, including Trimble’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K. All forward looking statements are based on information available to Trimble as of the date hereof, and Trimble assumes no obligation to update such statements.
Marvell Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements including statements regarding the strengthening of Marvell’s portfolio to increase silicon content in a number of growing markets; and Marvell’s ability to provide comprehensive GPS solutions. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual events and results may differ materially from those described in this press release. These potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the successful implementation of the licensed software into innovative application and wireless processors, the ability to provide compelling location-based capabilities to consumers and market demand for GPS solutions. More information about potential factors which could affect Marvell’s business and financial results is set forth in reports filed with the SEC, including Marvell’s current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K. All forward looking statements are based on information available to Marvell as of the date hereof, and Marvell assumes no obligation to update such statements.

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