Indonesian-origin Marvell CEO Dr. Sehat Sutardja

Dr. Sutardja has incredible foresight into what technologies will power the future devices that will touch people's lives - both on the consumer and enterprise side," said Brian Coleman, president of the SVIPLA (Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association ). "His ability to consistently create new technologies, while running a company that generates annual revenues in excess of two billion dollars, is simply astounding."

Every year the SVIPLA recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in the technical arts. Dr. Sutardja has consistently driven innovation in the storage, communications and consumer markets by developing technologies which can be creatively shared across numerous systems, ranging from large scale enterprise networks to mass market, consumer electronic devices.

Dr. Sutardja is the inventor/co-inventor of 65 patents with more than 120 patent applications and his technical vision has allowed him to build and grow one of the most successful semiconductor companies in the world. By continuously driving innovation in the semiconductor field Dr. Sutardja provides inspiration to employees, enabling the company to stay on the bleeding edge of technology and ensuring Marvell's continued success. Marvell employees file hundreds of patent applications every year. http://www.marvell.com

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