Marvell has one-fourth of its workforce in India: Country head

$70 billion semiconductor major’s global R&D engine. Over 20 years, the company has expanded its India workforce to nearly 1,700 engineers — about one-fourth of its global engineering team — accounting for more than 90 per cent of Mar- vell’s product lines, including Al infrastructure chips powering hyperscale data centres.

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Marvell Technology's India operations have grown into a core pillar of the $70 billion semiconductor major’s global R&D engine. Over 20 years, the company has expanded its India workforce to nearly 1,700 engineers — about one-fourth of its global engineering team — accounting for more than 90 per cent of Marvell’s product lines, including Al infrastructure chips powering hyperscale data centres. Navin Bishnoi, India country head and AVP, data centre engineering, in a video interview with Peerzada Abrar, explains how India moved from a support outpost to a product-building hub, the challenges of designing advanced AI chips, and why India is key to Marvell's rivalry with Nvidia and Broadcom in custom silicon. Edited excerpts:

Marvell has been in India for about two decades. What's the scale of your current operations here — headcount, investment levels — and what are your expansion plans over the next two-three years?

In January, we'll celebrate the 20th anniversary of Marvell India. During our global pivot from a “do everything” company to an enterprise company, India gained strong sponsorship.

Back in 2017, we were fewer than 100 people. Today, we have close to 1,700 regular employees, and including partner resources, our workforce crosses 2,000 — for a global company of about 7,000 employees. India has quickly become almost one-fourth of the company’s workforce and drives R&D across every product and technology.