Editing Lattice Semiconductor (section)

===Activity since 2016===
In April 2016, [[Tsinghua Holdings]] said in a U.S. filing that it accumulated a roughly 6 percent stake in Lattice Semiconductor through share purchased on the open market.<ref>By Eva Dou and Robert McMillan, Wall Street Journal. "[https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-tsinghua-unigroup-buys-small-stake-in-u-s-chip-maker-lattice-1460654877 China’s Tsinghua Unigroup Buys Small Stake in U.S. Chip Maker Lattice]." April 14, 2016. May 4, 2016.</ref> In November, 2016, Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, a [[private equity firm]] backed by [[China Reform Holdings Corporation]] announced a definitive agreement to acquire all of Lattice's shares.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canyonbridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/11-03-16_Press-Release.pdf|title=Lattice Semiconductor to be Acquired by Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, Inc. for $1.3 Billion|date=2016-11-03|publisher=Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, Inc.|language=en|access-date=24 July 2017|location=Palo Alto, CA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914034838/http://canyonbridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/11-03-16_Press-Release.pdf|archive-date=14 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The purchase of Lattice by Canyon Bridge was in September 2017 blocked by [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Donald Trump]] based on the recommendation of the [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]] on [[national security]] grounds under the [[Exon–Florio Amendment]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fiegerman|first1=Seth|last2=Wattles|first2=Jackie|title=Trump stops China-backed takeover of U.S. chip maker|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/13/technology/business/trump-lattice-china/index.html|access-date=September 13, 2017|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|location=[[Atlanta]]|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Office of the Press Secretary|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/13/order-regarding-proposed-acquisition-lattice-semiconductor-corporation|title=Administrative order on the Order Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation by China Venture Capital Fund Corporation Limited|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|language=en|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=October 8, 2017|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|author1-link=White House Office of the Press Secretary}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/09/18/2017-20005/regarding-the-proposed-acquisition-of-lattice-semiconductor-corporation-by-china-venture-capital|title=Order Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation by China Venture Capital Fund Corporation Limited|work=[[Federal Register]]|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009041904/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/09/18/2017-20005/regarding-the-proposed-acquisition-of-lattice-semiconductor-corporation-by-china-venture-capital|archive-date=October 9, 2017}} [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-09-18/pdf/2017-20005.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/38031ac2-d956-3065-8070-ff1880cd326f|title=Trump bars China-backed bid for semiconductor company|first=Jessica|last=Dye|work=[[Financial Times]]|publisher=[[The Nikkei]]|location=[[London]]|issn=0307-1766|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> The company re-located its headquarters back to its Hillsboro campus in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Malia |title=Lattice Semiconductor is on the rebound. Here's a look at its tiny chips |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2019/03/07/lattice-semiconductor-is-on-the-rebound-heres-a.html |access-date=27 April 2019 |work=Portland Business Journal |date=Mar 7, 2019}}</ref>

[[Activist investor]] Lion Point Capital purchased a six percent stake in Lattice in February 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Malia |title=Activist investor buys 6% stake in Lattice Semiconductor |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/02/05/activist-investor-buys6-stake-in-lattice.html |access-date=8 July 2020 |work=Portland Business Journal |date=5 February 2018}}</ref> The next month the company filled three new seats on its board with independent directors supported by Lion Point.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Malia |title=Lattice strikes deal with activist investor, expands board |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/03/07/lattice-strikes-deal-with-activist-investor.html |access-date=8 July 2020 |work=Portland Business Journal |date=7 March 2018}}</ref> That same year, Lattice replaced several members of its leadership team, including bringing in a new president and CEO, Jim Anderson, who previously worked at [[Advanced Micro Devices]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Malia |title=How Lattice Semiconductor survived a scuttled $1.3B deal, a powerful activist investor and big changes at the top |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2019/03/07/how-lattice-semiconductor-survived-a-scuttled-1-3b.html |access-date=8 July 2020 |work=Portland Business Journal |date=7 March 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Under the new leadership, Lattice shifted the company's focus entirely to low-power field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).<ref name="Kanaval">{{cite news |last1=Kanaval |first1=Stephen L. |title=Lattice Semiconductor: Strong Growth Under New Management |url=https://www.equities.com/news/lattice-semiconductor-strong-growth-under-new-management |access-date=5 July 2020 |work=Equities News |date=16 January 2020}}</ref> Lattice acquired [[computer vision]] software company Mirametrix in November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Preeti |title=Lattice Semiconductor acquires software firm Mirametrix |url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3770748-lattice-semiconductor-acquires-software-firm-mirametrix |access-date=19 November 2021 |work=Seeking Alpha |date=15 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Manners |first1=David |title=Lattice buys Mirametrix |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/783562-2021-11/ |access-date=19 November 2021 |work=Electronics Weekly |date=16 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Jim Anderson left Lattice in June 2024, at which time Lattice Chief Strategy and Marketing office [https://ir.latticesemi.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lattice-semiconductor-appoints-esam-elashmawi-interim-chief Esam Elashmawi was appointed Interim CEO]. On September 16, 2024, Lattice [https://ir.latticesemi.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lattice-semiconductor-appoints-ford-tamer-ceo named Ford Tamer as CEO].