SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT ----------------- 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 ----------- ----------- 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 ----------- ----------- 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 --------------------------------- Name: STEPHEN A. SKAGGS Title: Chief Financial Officer