"In China, we will focus our R&D investments on local customers and the China market," Stacey Keegan, vice president of Corporate Marketing at Marvell said in a written response to questions sent from Reuters.
Domestic China media outlet iJiwei reported late on Wednesday, citing unnamed industry sources, that Marvell planned to lay off a large proportion of its research and development team in China.
The company's move comes as chipmakers brace for slowing demand following a boom at the peak of a global chip shortage.
read moreAmid the geopolitical tensions, a number of U.S.-based companies have scaled back ther R&D operations in China.
In January, fellow U.S.-based chipmaker Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) shut down its its DRAM R&D center in Shanghai citing shifting investment priorities.