# Who does Marvell pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/marvell · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T08:25:35.869142+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Marvell's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include TSMC, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems plus 4 undisclosed/aggregate relationships. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 7 cost edges, backed by 9 dated sources, 3 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### TSMC (high)  → /tsmc.md
- note: Foundry (N2) and CoWoS packaging for custom AI chips.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-03-11) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1835632/000183563226000011/mrvl-20260131.htm: "Marvell 10-K: reservation arrangements with foundries and substrate partners, uses advanced packaging like CoWoS."
- [mentions] ZDNet Korea (KO, news, published 2025-06-18) https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20250618153332: "Marvell's custom chips on a 2nm node (TSMC)."

### Synopsys (high)  → /synopsys.md
- note: Pays for synopsys EDA tools and IP licenses.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-12-22) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324125000028/snps-20251031.htm: "marvell designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "marvell designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."

### Cadence Design Systems (high)  → /cadence.md
- note: Pays for cadence EDA tools and IP licenses.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-19) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000016/cdns-20251231.htm: "marvell designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "marvell designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."

### Siemens EDA (mid)  → /siemens-eda.md
- note: Pays for Siemens EDA (Calibre etc.) licenses.
- [confirms] Wikipedia (KO, news, published 2026-01-01) https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/멘토_그래픽스: "marvell designs chips on Siemens EDA (Calibre/Tessent/Questa)."
- [confirms] SemiWiki (EN, research, published 2025-06-01) https://semiwiki.com/wikis/company-wikis/mentor-graphics-wiki/: "marvell designs chips on Siemens EDA (Calibre/Tessent/Questa)."

### SK하이닉스 (mid)  → /sk-hynix.md
- note: Custom HBM collaboration (for its custom AI chips).
- [confirms] Korea Economic Daily (KO, news, published 2024-12-11) https://www.hankyung.com/article/202412110524i: "Marvell partners with Samsung and SK hynix to integrate custom HBM."

### 삼성전자 (mid)  → /samsung-electronics.md
- note: Custom HBM collaboration.
- [confirms] Korea Economic Daily (KO, news, published 2024-12-11) https://www.hankyung.com/article/202412110524i: "Marvell works with Samsung and SK hynix on custom HBM."

### 삼성전기 (mid)  → /samsung-electro-mechanics.md
- note: Buys silicon capacitors for AI accelerators.
- [confirms] ETNews (KO, news, published 2025-06-19) https://www.etnews.com/20250619000195: "Samsung Electro-Mechanics supplies silicon capacitors to Marvell, used in Marvell's AI accelerators."

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