Editing Lattice Semiconductor (section)

===Acquisitions and leadership changes===
[[File:LatticeSemi.JPG|thumb|Former company headquarters in Portland, Oregon]]
Lattice purchased [[Agere Systems|Agere Corporation]]'s FPGA division in 2002.<ref name="good">{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/08/21/story4.html|title=Lattice hopes good news isn't fleeting|last=Earnshaw|first=Aliza|date=August 18, 2006|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-07-24}}</ref> In 2004, the company settled charges with the United States government that it had illegally exported certain technologies to China, paying a fine of $560,000.<ref name="usdcom">{{cite web|url=http://www.bis.doc.gov/News/2004/Lattice_Sep14.htm|title=Lattice Semiconductor Settles Charges of Illegal Exports to China|date=September 13, 2004|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=2007-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202072916/http://www.bis.doc.gov/News/2004/Lattice_Sep14.htm|archive-date=February 2, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, Tsui was replaced as CEO by Steve Skaggs<ref name="good" /> and the company laid off employees for the first time.<ref name="good" /> In fiscal year 2006, Lattice posted a profit of $3.1 million on revenues of $245.5 million, the first annual profit since 2000.<ref name="PBJ">{{cite web | last = Earnshaw | first = Aliza | title = Lattice: First annual profits since 2000 | work = High Tech - Semiconductors | publisher = [[Portland Business Journal]]  | date = January 25, 2007 | url = http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/01/22/daily37.html | access-date = 2007-02-02 }}</ref>

In June 2008, Bruno Guilmart was named as chief executive officer of the company, replacing Steve Skaggs.<ref name="ceo">{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/11/17/story4.html|title=Lattice CEO focuses on the bottom line|last=Earnshaw|first=Aliza|date=November 14, 2008|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-07-24}}</ref> For fiscal year 2008, Lattice had a loss of $32 million on annual revenues of $222.3 million.<ref name="annual2009">{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/chief_executive_who_helmed_tur.html|title=Chief executive who helmed turnaround at Lattice Semiconductor resigns|last=Njus|first=Elliot|date=August 6, 2010|work=The Oregonian|access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> In 2009, the company began moving all of its warehouse operations for parts from Oregon to [[Singapore]].<ref name="move">{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/07/20/daily63.html|title=Lattice to eliminate 64 jobs|date=July 23, 2009|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=2009-07-24}}</ref> Through July 2009, the company had lost money for ten straight quarters,<ref name="ten">{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/lattice_posts_10th_straight_qu.html|title=Lattice posts 10th straight quarterly loss, plans job cuts|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|date=July 23, 2009|work=The Oregonian|access-date=2009-07-24}}</ref> and had its first profitable quarter in three years during the fourth quarter of 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2010/01/lattice_semiconductor_back_in.html|title=Lattice Semiconductor back in the black during fourth quarter|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|date=January 28, 2010|work=The Oregonian|access-date=28 January 2010}}</ref> Bruno Guilmart left the company in August 2010, and Darin Billerbeck, former Zilog CEO, who had just sold Zilog in the previous year, was named the new CEO in October of that year, starting in November.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2010/10/lattice_semi_names_intel_vet_i.html|title=Lattice Semi names Intel vet its new CEO|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|date=October 12, 2010|work=[[The Oregonian]]|access-date=13 October 2010}}</ref> The company reported 2011 revenue of $318 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/01/lattice_semiconductor_posts_hi.html |last=Njus|first=Elliot|title=Lattice Semiconductor posts higher fourth quarter, 2011 earnings amid lower demand|work=[[The Oregonian]]|access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> Lattice started a stock buy-back program in 2010 that continued into 2012 that would total about $35 million if fully implemented.<ref>{{cite news|last=Siemers|first=Erik|title=Lattice to repurchase up to $20 million in stock|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/02/29/lattice-to-repurchase-up-to-20.html|access-date=February 29, 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=February 29, 2012}}</ref>

In 2011, the company was ranked third among the world's makers of field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices<ref>FPGA Developer, July 15, 2011 [http://www.fpgadeveloper.com/2011/07/list-and-comparison-of-fpga-companies.html List and comparison of FPGA companies]</ref> and second for [[CPLD]]s & [[Simple programmable logic device|SPLD]]s.<ref name="reed">{{cite web | last = Baldwin | first = Howard | title = Dynamic Duo Still Dominate Programmable Logic | work = Movers and Shakers 2006 | publisher = EDN | date = June 22, 2006 | url = http://www.edn.com/article/CA6344037.html?industryid=47479 | access-date = 2007-07-31 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071010050149/http://www.edn.com/article/CA6344037.html?industryid=47479 | archive-date = October 10, 2007 }}</ref> On December 9, 2011, Lattice announced it was acquiring SiliconBlue for $63.2 million in cash.<ref>Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian. "[http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2011/12/as_sales_slide_lattice_semicon.html As sales slide, Lattice Semiconductor pays $62 million for Silicon Valley mobile chip company]." Dec 9, 2011. Retrieved Dec 19, 2012.</ref><ref>Maxfield, Clive, Programmable Logic DesignLine, December 9, 2011 [http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/programmable-logic-designline-blog/4231243/OMG--Lattice-Semiconductor-to-acquire-SiliconBlue- OMG! Lattice Semiconductor to acquire SiliconBlue!]</ref><ref>Morris, Kevin, EE Journal, Silicon Symbiosis-Lattice Acquires SiliconBlue, December 13, 2011 [http://www.eejournal.com/archives/articles/20111213-lattice/ Silicon Symbiosis]</ref> Lattice announced in July 2012 a foundry agreement with [[United Microelectronics Corporation]].<ref>Siemers, Eric, Portland Business Journal, October 18, 2012 [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/10/18/lattice-semiconductor-to-cut-109-jobs.html Lattice Semiconductor to cut 109 jobs, 30 in Hillsboro]</ref> Lattice returned to profitability in 2013 with a profit of $22.3 million on $332.5 million in revenues.<ref name=FY2013>{{cite news|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|title=Lattice Semiconductor extends rebound with unexpectedly strong quarter|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/02/lattice_semiconductor_extends_1.html#incart_river|access-date=7 February 2014|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> The company acquired [[Silicon Image]] Inc. for $606 million in March 2015<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giegerich|first1=Andy|title=Lattice closes deal on $606M purchase|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2015/03/lattice-closes-deal-on-606m-purchase.html|access-date=11 March 2015|work=Portland Business Journal|date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> and moved company headquarters to Downtown Portland.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogoway|first1=Mike|title=Lattice Semiconductor cuts jobs following $600 million acquisition|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/05/lattice_semiconductor_cuts_job.html#incart_2box_business_index.ssf|access-date=8 May 2015|work=The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>