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Lattice Receives Top Programmable Device Award- Electron d'Or names ispPAC Power Manager Best Programmable Product, 2003 - HILLSBORO, OR JULY 14, 2003 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), the world's largest supplier of in-system programmable devices, has won the highly acclaimed Electron d'Or award in France for best programmable product of 2003. The Electron d'Or awards, sponsored by the leading French electronics journal Electronique, honor the best electronics products of the year as chosen by a jury of industry experts and end users. Lattice was presented with the award for its revolutionary ispPAC Power Manager devices, the industry's first family of mixed-signal PLDs. Uniquely, the Power Manager family integrates key programmable analog and logic functions to provide innovative power supply monitoring and sequencing control. The panel cited Lattice's resolving of an increasingly complex design dilemma as the principle consideration underpinning the award. The complexity of power supply management has increased dramatically in recent years as the number of voltages found on the typical printed circuit board (PCB) has risen. Most system-level integrated circuits have device-specific power supply sequencing and tracking requirements that make each PCB power supply management design unique. In addressing these issues, Lattice's Power Manager provides a standard, off-the-shelf programmable mixed-signal solution for power management that enhances reliability and speeds time-to-market. Analog features such as input comparator thresholds and digital functions such as supply control sequences are programmed into non-volatile E2CMOS® elements on the devices using an IEEE1149.1 boundary scan protocol. Sponsored by the leading French electronics journalElectronique, Electron d'Or awards are presented across eleven categories, including processors, programmable logic, multimedia ICs, telecom ICs, EDA tools and software tools. Jean-Florent Helie, technology editor at Electronique, comments: "The ispPAC Power Manager was chosen by the panel as it demonstrated unique new features facilitated by a ground-breaking technology. Power supply sequencing is a real design headache for many circuit designers and therefore the Power Manager solves a fundamental need. We look forward with anticipation to the enhancements that will come with future releases of the device." "The Power Manager single-chip programmable solution provides unprecedented convenience for power supply management on any circuit board and expands the programmable market into a major, untapped segment. We at Lattice are very proud of the achievements of the team in developing such an innovative approach," comments Stan Kopec, vice president of corporate marketing for Lattice Semiconductor. "Through a commitment to continued innovation, Lattice has managed to harness the power of in-system programmable digital and analog, serving to further expand the programmable market." The first device in the family, the Power 1208, greatly simplifies the implementation of complex power supply sequencing and monitoring systems, reduces design time and reduces the time it takes to debug a prototype. By in-system programming the input analog threshold voltages, power supply margining tests can be performed on the production line. The Power1208 has all the functions needed for sequencing and monitoring power supplies in all five phases of the power supply cycle. The device's robustness ensures a reliable board start up, even under noisy power supply conditions, and changes to supply sequencing and monitoring due to component changes on the circuit board can be easily addressed through reprogramming. It is the complete single chip solution. Lattice recently extended its ispPAC Power Manager mixed-signal family with the production release of its Power604 device. The Power604 device, like its predecessor, provides a complete solution for PCB power sequencing and management through an optimized set of programmable digital and analog functions. Applications for Power Manager devices span all types of electronic equipment, including telecom and networking systems, storage systems, servers, test equipment and automotive electronics. Their programmable features make them ideal for controlling multiple power supplies in conjunction with a wide range of regulator and switching technologies. The 2003 awards recently took place in a ceremony held at Groupe Tests' headquarters in Paris. About Lattice Semiconductor Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily to OEM customers in the fields of communication, computing, computer peripherals, instrumentation, industrial controls and military systems. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 USA; Telephone 503-268-8000, FAX 503-268-8037. For more information on Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, access our World Wide Web site at http://www.latticesemi.com. Statements in this news release looking forward in time are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including market acceptance and demand for our new products, our dependencies on our silicon wafer suppliers, the impact of competitive products and pricing, technological and product development risks and other risk factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking statements. # # #
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