Marvell Technology is accelerating its expansion in India with a $250 million investment over the next three years, strengthening the country’s position as a major engineering and semiconductor design hub. The U.S.-based chip designer plans to use the investment to expand its technology, talent and infrastructure capabilities, with a particular focus on semiconductor solutions supporting artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data infrastructure.
A major part of Marvell’s India investment will be workforce expansion. The semiconductor company plans to double its India headcount, significantly increasing its engineering capacity as demand for advanced chips grows alongside AI and cloud infrastructure deployments worldwide. Marvell currently operates offices in three Indian technology hubs — Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad.
The company, which established its India operations in 2006, will also expand its physical infrastructure. Marvell plans to open a new wing at its Bengaluru office while increasing its presence in Hyderabad. The expanded engineering footprint will support development of advanced semiconductor technologies designed for AI, cloud and data infrastructure applications.
The $250 million commitment highlights India’s growing importance to global semiconductor companies seeking access to engineering talent as AI-driven demand increases the need for high-performance computing, networking and data infrastructure technologies.
Marvell’s expansion also comes as India increases government support for its domestic semiconductor ecosystem. The Indian cabinet recently approved an expansion of a key semiconductor programme involving 1.28 trillion rupees ($13.38 billion) in fresh capital, aimed at strengthening the country’s semiconductor manufacturing and design capabilities.
India already represents a substantial part of Marvell’s physical R&D footprint. As of January 31, 2026, the company reported approximately 418,000 square feet of leased research and design facilities in India, compared with 171,000 square feet in Israel and 142,000 square feet in Singapore. In the United States, Marvell had about 983,000 square feet of owned facilities and another 482,000 square feet of leased facilities covering research, design and other operations.
Vietnam is another major capacity-expansion market. Marvell announced in 2023 that it would establish a semiconductor design center in Ho Chi Minh City, focused on advanced semiconductor engineering. It subsequently committed to increasing its Vietnam workforce by 50 percent over three years. By May 2024, Marvell had already expanded its workforce by more than 30 percent in just eight months, while adding a new location in Da Nang.
The expansion accelerated further in 2025. Marvell opened three new Vietnam offices — eTown6 and UOA Tower in Ho Chi Minh City and ICT1 in Da Nang. The Ho Chi Minh City facilities include an advanced R&D laboratory with semiconductor-chip validation equipment. Marvell’s Vietnam engineering workforce had grown from just five engineers in 2013 to more than 500 employees by September 2025, making Vietnam its third-largest global R&D center after the United States and India.
Marvell has also increased its underlying R&D spending. The company spent $2.0752 billion on research and development in fiscal 2026, up 6.4 percent from $1.9504 billion in fiscal 2025. R&D spending increased by $124.8 million, driven primarily by investment in advanced intellectual-property development and customer design-win activities. R&D represented 25.3 percent of fiscal 2026 net revenue. Marvell has specifically been reallocating investment toward the data-center end market, reflecting the increasing importance of AI infrastructure to its product strategy.
BABURAJAN KIZHAKEDATH
