Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2003

Matthew Perry – Transmeta Corporation (tmta)

MATTHEW R. PERRY, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transmeta Corporation, joined the company in April 2002. Mr. Perry was previously with Cirrus Logic, Inc., where he worked in various management positions beginning in December 1995. He served as Vice President and General Manager at Cirrus Logic from April 1998 to April 2002, during which period he managed, in succession, Cirrus' Embedded Processors Division, Crystal Products Division and Optical Products Division. Previously, Mr. Perry held management positions at Advanced Micro Devices and Motorola. He earlier served as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University. Mr. Perry also serves on the Board of directors of the Consumer Electronics Association, to which he was appointed in January 2002. Mr. Perry earned a BSEE, a MSEE and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, all from Oklahoma State University. Profile
TWST: Could we start with an overview of Transmeta and how you

see the company today?

Mr. Perry: Transmeta is focused on building the world's best

processor for efficient computing. Efficient