Date: 07/01/2010

Quad core processor from Marvell executing ARM instruction set

Marvell has launched a new quad core processor for applications utilizing the ARM instruction set. Based on the same CPU architecture as the Marvell ARMADA 500 and 600 processor series, Marvell's quadcore implementation can deliver gigahertz-plus processing per core and is designed for customer-specific products such as mass consumer market and high volume gaming applications.

"Introducing our quadcore technology to the world represents a pivotal moment in CPU development for the consumer electronics industry," said Ms. Weili Dai, Marvell's Co-founder and Vice President and General Manager of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.'s Consumer and Computing Business Unit. "Today's media-rich consumer applications are already pushing the limits. By making quadcore capabilities available to our customers we will enable the newest generation of cutting edge devices that consumers will always demand - more horsepower, higher performance, better battery life, and more attractive price points than ever before for mass consumer market adoption."

"With the introduction of the ARMADA line of processors, we see the wide variety of devices that Marvell's application processors can power," said Rob Enderle Principal Analyst for the Enderle Group. "Before ARMADA, the ARM ecosystem was thought to be limited by performance barriers. Now, with this announcement of its quadcore technology, Marvell is showing the world the ARM ecosystem's true potential while cementing its position among the leaders in advanced CPU development for mass market consumer applications."

Marvell's quadcore solution is designed to meet customer specific requirements for mass consumer market opportunities.

For further details visit www.marvell.com