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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
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 000 - 18032 93-0835214
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
5555 NE MOORE COURT
HILLSBORO, OR 97124-6421
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(503) 268-8000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
On November 9, 1999, the Board of Directors of Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the Registrant herein, approved a
resolution to change the accounting year of the Registrant from a fiscal year
ending on the Saturday closest to March 31 to a fiscal year ending on the
Saturday closest to December 31. The Registrant will file an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the nine-month fiscal year ending January 1, 2000.
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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: November 17, 1999 By: /s/ Stephen Skaggs
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Name: Stephen Skaggs
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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