Perham is a successful entrepreneur with more than 30 years of executive leadership and semiconductor industry experience. Perham retired from Integrated Device Technology in 2000 and served as chairman of the board of NetLogic Microsystems prior to its acquisition by Broadcom in 2012.
From 1991 to 2000, Perham served as CEO of Integrated Device Technology (IDT). Perham has helped incubate several companies under the IDT umbrella, including Galileo Technology (acquired by Marvell Technology), Quantum Effect Devices (acquired by PMC-Sierra), Monolithic System Technology (now MoSys, Inc.), Clear-Logic and Centaur Technology.