UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

March 15, 2005

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-18032

 

93-0835214

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

5555 N. E. Moore Court
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(503) 268-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 15, 2005 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation posted on its website a business update for the first quarter of the calendar year 2005. A copy of the business update is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

( c ) Exhibits

 

The following Exhibit is being furnished (not filed) herewith:

 

99.1 Business Update dated March 15, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jan Johannessen

 

 

 

Jan Johannessen

 

 

Corporate Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  March 15, 2005

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Business Update dated March 15, 2005

 

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