SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                October 20, 2003
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                        LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                     000-18032                93-0835214
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S.
of Employer incorporation)                                   Identification No.)

               5555 NE Moore Court
            Hillsboro, OR 97124-6421                   (503) 268-8000
(Address of principal executive offices)        (Registrant's telephone
                                               number,including area code)






Item 7.    Exhibits.

      (c)  Exhibits:

      The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press Release of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, dated October
20, 2003.

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure and Disclosure of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition (Item 12)*

  The following information and exhibit relating thereto are furnished pursuant
to Items 9 and 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K: On October 20, 2003,
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing the Company's earnings for the fiscal quarter ended September 30,
2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

* The information furnished under Item 9 and Item 12 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K, including 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, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1     Press Release of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, dated
             October 20, 2003.




SIGNATURE

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

Date: October 20, 2003

                                By:   /s/ STEPHEN A. SKAGGS
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                                Name:  STEPHEN A. SKAGGS
                                Title: Chief Financial Officer