Marvell Technology Group (MRVL)

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regulators are designed to provide efficiency, precision and transient response together with small solution size to provide system designers with enhanced
form factor and battery life in portable equipment. The integration of power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, internal frequency compensation and single resistor output programming reduces design efforts and increases system
reliability.

DSP Switcher^®
Integrated Regulator Modules:    DSP Switcher^® integrated regulator modules provide plug-and-play implementations of our switching regulator
integrated circuits in convenient, modular form factors. The same benefits in performance — efficiency, precision, transient response and small size — are preserved while providing a fully assembled, tested and guaranteed power
supply. We offer single in-line package, dual in-line package, or surface mount technology form factors that can be combined with a single programming resistor to set the desired output voltage. A full range of output voltages are supported.

Digital PFC Controllers:    Our DSP-based PFC controller for AC-DC power supplies are designed to significantly
cut PC energy usage and help reduce the carbon footprint and the need to add more power plants. By integrating more functionality onto a single chip, an average of 20 discrete components traditionally used to build notebook adapters and desktop PC
power supplies can be displaced. This allows OEMs to increase product reliability while reducing size and cost. With our smart technology for power supplies, the DSP determines the amount of power required for users’ applications with
mixed-mode technology that optimizes operation throughout the cycle by changing from Pulse-Width Modulation to Pulse-Frequency Mode. This keeps the peak current at the lowest level, improving energy efficiency as well as reducing overall system
size. The adaptive drive capability of the DSP intelligently adjusts the driving level to the switch; reducing switching loses, while adaptive adjustments also reduce electromagnetic interference for a wide range of switches. Adaptive current limits
are also automatically adjusted for varying current threshold limits worldwide, which adds system protection and reliability.

Based on our
operational management, we have determined that we operate in one reportable business segment: the design, development and sale of integrated circuits. Please see the financial information regarding this reportable business segment set forth in Part
II, Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the information regarding our net revenue and long-lived assets based on geographic regions included in Note 13 — Segment and Geographic Information of our notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.