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Lattice Lead-Free Product Shipments Top Five Million- Industry's broadest standard lead-free product portfolio offers over 560 ordering combinations; shipping volume increases 290% -HILLSBORO, OR - OCTOBER 18, 2004 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced it has shipped over 5 million lead-free components, and continues to see a rapidly growing customer demand for these products. Lattice began shipping lead-free (Pb-free) components in 2001, and formally announced the launch of its lead-free product portfolio in February 2004. Shipping volume of lead-free devices has increased 290% since the beginning of 2003. Lattice offers the industry's broadest standard, off-the-shelf lead-free PLD product portfolio, including simple programmable logic devices (SPLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), field programmable system chips (FPSCs), programmable analog devices, programmable clock generators and programmable digital interconnect devices, with more than 560 standard lead-free Ordering Part Number (OPN) combinations. All new products introduced by Lattice in the future will also be supported in lead-free configurations. All Lattice lead-free products are also RoHS (Restrictions on the use Of Hazardous Substances) compliant. "We are proud to be the programmable logic industry leader in lead-free product development," said Randy Baker, Lattice vice president of manufacturing. "We are committed to conducting business in a manner consist with the efficient use of resources and materials, and the preservation of the natural environment." Lead-Free Solutions from Lattice
Backward Compatibility Reflow Profile Lead-free product information is available at www.latticesemi.com, including datasheets with lead-free OPNs, a lead-free Green Packaging Product brochure, a Reflow Profile for Lattice lead-free products and Lattice's environmental policy. Lattice remains committed to continually reducing any adverse impact of its products on the world's natural environment, and works closely with its customers and suppliers to identify and rapidly eliminate hazardous substances from its products. 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 communications, computing, computer peripherals, instrumentation, industrial controls and military systems. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421, USA; telephone 503-268-8000, fax 503-268-8037. For more information about Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, visit 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 and semiconductor packaging 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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