Marvell Technology Group (MRVL)

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        Interest Rate Risk.    The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximize the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. Some of the securities that we have invested in may be subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to fluctuate. For example, if we hold a security that was issued with a fixed interest rate at the then-prevailing rate and the prevailing interest rate later rises, the principal amount of our investment will probably decline. Also variable rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. To minimize this risk, we maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and investments in a variety of fixed and variable rate securities including money market funds; corporate debt securities; federal, state, county and municipal debt securities and auction rate securities. In general, money market funds are not subject to market risk because the interest paid on such funds fluctuates with the prevailing interest rate. The following table presents the amounts of our cash equivalents and investments that are subject to market risk by range of expected maturity and weighted-average interest rates as of February 2, 2008 (in thousands). This table does not include money market funds because those funds are not subject to market risk.

        As of February 2, 2008, our investment portfolio included $45.6 million of auction rate securities, which are investments with contractual maturities generally between 20 to 30 years. They are usually found in the form of municipal bonds, preferred stock, a pool of student loans or collateralized debt obligations whose interest rates are reset every seven to 35 days through an auction process. At the end of each reset period, investors can sell or continue to hold the securities at par.

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        The auction rate securities held by us are primarily backed by student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, or FFELP, and are over-collateralized, insured and guaranteed by the United States Federal Department of Education. In addition, all auction rate securities held by us are rated by the major independent rating agencies as either AAA or Aaa.

        Most of these auction rate securities were scheduled to reset subsequent to February 2, 2008. As of February 29, 2008, $23.0 million of our auction rate securities have failed auctions, and we expect that the remaining auction rate securities will fail, due to sell orders exceeding buy orders. These failures are not believed to be a credit issue, but rather caused by a lack of liquidity. Under the contractual terms, the issuer is obligated to pay penalty rates should an auction fail. In the event we need to access these funds associated with failed auctions, they are not expected to be accessible until one of the following occurs: a successful auction occurs, the issuer redeems the issue, a buyer is found outside of the auction process or the underlying securities have matured. As a result, we have classified $45.6 million of the auction rate securities as long-term investments as of February 2, 2008. This amount represents the balance of the auction rate securities as of February 2, 2008 that had not been sold by us subsequent to the end of fiscal 2008. We believe that we have the ability to hold these securities for longer than a period of twelve months.

        We determined that no other-than-temporary impairment losses existed as of February 2, 2008 as all holdings had successful auctions. However, if the issuer of the auction rate securities is unable to successfully close future auctions or does not redeem the auction rate securities, or the United States government fails to support its guaranty of the obligations, we may be required to adjust the carrying value of the auction rate securities and record other-than-temporary impairment charges in future periods.

        At any time, fluctuations in interest rates could affect interest earnings on our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, or the fair value of our investment portfolio. A 10% move in interest rates as of February 2, 2008 would have an immaterial effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

        Our term debt bears interest at the higher of the lender's prime rate or 0.5% per annum above the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the agreement, plus a 1% margin. In the case of Eurodollar loans, amounts borrowed bear interest at a rate equal to the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus a 2% margin. Such margins are subject to reductions or increases depending on our future credit rating if obtained. We pay interest and principal amounts equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of loans on a quarterly basis on the last business day of each March, June, September and December. The interest rate as of February 2, 2008 was 7.33%.

        Investment Risk.    We invest in equity instruments of privately-held companies for business and strategic purposes. These investments, which totaled $7.1 million at February 2, 2008, are included in other non-current assets in the accompanying balance sheets and are accounted for under the cost method because our ownership is less than 20% and we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of these companies. We monitor these investments for impairment and make appropriate reductions in carrying value when an impairment is deemed to be other than temporary.

        Foreign Currency Exchange Risk.    Substantially all of our sales and the majority of our expenses to date have been denominated in United States dollars, and, as a result, we have relatively little exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. Occasionally, we will enter into short-term forward exchange contracts to hedge exposures for purchases denominated in foreign currencies such as the Singapore Dollar and the New Israeli Shekel. We do not enter into any other derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

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Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        Interest Rate Risk.    The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time
maximize the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. Some of the securities that we have invested in may be subject to market risk. This means that a change in
prevailing interest rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to fluctuate. For example, if we hold a security that was issued with a fixed interest rate at the
then-prevailing rate and the prevailing interest rate later rises, the principal amount of our investment will probably decline. Also variable rate securities may produce less income than
expected if interest rates fall. To minimize this risk, we maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and investments in a variety of fixed and variable rate securities including money market funds;
corporate debt securities; federal, state, county and municipal debt securities and auction rate securities. In general, money market funds are not subject to market risk because the interest paid on
such funds fluctuates with the prevailing interest rate. The following table presents the amounts of our cash equivalents and investments that are subject to market risk by range of expected maturity
and weighted-average interest rates as of February 2, 2008 (in thousands). This table does not include money market funds because those funds are not subject to market risk.

        As
of February 2, 2008, our investment portfolio included $45.6 million of auction rate securities, which are investments with contractual maturities generally between 20
to 30 years. They are usually found in the form of municipal bonds, preferred stock, a pool of student loans or collateralized debt obligations whose interest rates are reset every seven to
35 days through an auction process. At the end of each reset period, investors can sell or continue to hold the securities at par.

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        The
auction rate securities held by us are primarily backed by student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, or FFELP, and are
over-collateralized, insured and guaranteed by the United States Federal Department of Education. In addition, all auction rate securities held by us are rated by the major independent
rating agencies as either AAA or Aaa.

        Most
of these auction rate securities were scheduled to reset subsequent to February 2, 2008. As of February 29, 2008, $23.0 million of our auction rate securities
have failed auctions, and we expect that the remaining auction rate securities will fail, due to sell orders exceeding buy orders. These failures are not believed to be a credit issue, but rather
caused by a lack of liquidity. Under the contractual terms, the issuer is obligated to pay penalty rates should an auction fail. In the event we need to access these funds associated with failed
auctions, they are not expected to be accessible until one of the following occurs: a successful auction occurs, the issuer redeems the issue, a buyer is found outside of the auction process or the
underlying securities have matured. As a result, we have classified $45.6 million of the auction rate securities as long-term investments as of February 2, 2008. This amount
represents the balance of the auction rate securities as of February 2, 2008 that had not been sold by us subsequent to the end of fiscal 2008. We believe that we have the ability to hold these
securities for longer than a period of twelve months.

        We
determined that no other-than-temporary impairment losses existed as of February 2, 2008 as all holdings had successful auctions. However, if the issuer
of the auction rate securities is unable to successfully close future auctions or does not redeem the auction rate securities, or the United States government fails to support its guaranty of the
obligations, we may be required to adjust the carrying value of the auction rate securities and record other-than-temporary impairment charges in future periods.

        At
any time, fluctuations in interest rates could affect interest earnings on our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, or the fair value of our investment
portfolio. A 10% move in interest rates as of February 2, 2008 would have an immaterial effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

        Our
term debt bears interest at the higher of the lender's prime rate or 0.5% per annum above the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the agreement, plus a 1% margin. In the case
of Eurodollar loans, amounts borrowed bear interest at a rate equal to the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus a 2% margin. Such margins are subject to reductions or increases
depending on our future credit rating if obtained. We pay interest and principal amounts equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of loans on a quarterly basis on the last business day of each
March, June, September and December. The interest rate as of February 2, 2008 was 7.33%.

        Investment Risk.    We invest in equity instruments of privately-held companies for business and strategic purposes.
These investments, which totaled $7.1 million at February 2, 2008, are included in other non-current assets in the accompanying balance sheets and are accounted for under the
cost method because our ownership is less than 20% and we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of these companies. We monitor these investments for impairment
and make appropriate reductions in carrying value when an impairment is deemed to be other than temporary.

        Foreign Currency Exchange Risk.    Substantially all of our sales and the majority of our expenses to date have been denominated
in United States dollars, and, as a result, we have relatively little exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. Occasionally, we will enter into short-term forward exchange contracts to
hedge exposures for purchases denominated in foreign currencies such as the Singapore Dollar and the New Israeli Shekel. We do not enter into any other derivative financial instruments for trading or
speculative purposes.

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