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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;10, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>93-0835214</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>5555 N.E. Moore Court<BR>
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>2001 Stock Plan<BR>
(as amended August 7, 2001)<BR>
&#151;and&#151;<BR>
2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plans) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Stephen A. Skaggs<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION<BR>
5555 N.E. Moore Court<BR>
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421<BR>
(503) 268-8000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copy to:<BR>
John A. Fore, Esq.<BR>
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &amp; ROSATI<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304<BR>
(650) 493-9300  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
Registered</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3,330,105</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$24.91</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$82,952,915.55</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$20,738.23</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, issuable upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Stock Plan (1)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5,669,895</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$23.94</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$135,737,286.30</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$33,934.32</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>243,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$24.91</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$6,053,130.00</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,513.28</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issuable upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan (2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>757,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$23.94</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$18,122,580.00</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$4,530.65</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%"><FONT SIZE=2>TOTAL REGISTRATION FEES</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$60,716.48</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share has been estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") as to the
remaining 5,669,895 shares of common stock authorized for issuance upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Stock Plan, solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee. No
options have been granted with respect to such shares. The computation is based upon the average of the high and low price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
August&nbsp;9, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share has been estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act as to the remaining 757,000 shares of common stock
authorized for issuance upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan, solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee. No options have been granted with respect to such shares. The computation is based upon the average of the high and low price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market on August&nbsp;9, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I    <BR>    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>  SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will be sent or given to participating employees as
specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meet the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II    <BR>    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja2242_item_3._incorporation_of_documents_by_reference."> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ja2242_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
(the "Company") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;30, 2000, filed on March&nbsp;26, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2001 filed on August&nbsp;9, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 filed on May&nbsp;14, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Proxy Statement for its 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on March&nbsp;23, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on
September&nbsp;27, 1989, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since the end
of the fiscal year covered by the annual report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities registered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ja2242_item_4._description_of_securities."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja2242_item_5._interests_of_named_experts_and_counsel."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the issuance of the common stock registered hereby will be passed upon for us by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, Professional
Corporation, Palo Alto, California. Larry W. Sonsini, one of our directors, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati. Mr.&nbsp;Sonsini beneficially owned
81,360 shares of our common stock at August&nbsp;8, 2001, including 72,000 shares subject to options exercisable within 60&nbsp;days of that date. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate"), limits, to the maximum extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware ("Delaware Law"), as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for their conduct as a director. The Company's Bylaws
provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law against expenses, including attorneys fees,
judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising out of their </FONT></P>

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status as our agent. The Company's Bylaws also allow us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was one of our directors, officers, employees or agents against any
liability
arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify the person under Delaware Law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145
of the Delaware Law provides that a corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent made a party to an action by reason of the fact that he was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware
Law does not permit a corporation to eliminate a director's duty of care, and the provisions of the Company's Certificate have no effect on the availability of equitable
remedies such as injunction or rescission, based upon a director's breach of the duty of care. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the staff of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ja2242_item_8._exhibits."> </A>
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4.1</FONT></TD>
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2001 Stock Plan (as amended August 7, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company (see Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see page II-5).</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>A.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by section&nbsp;10 (a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
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SIZE=2><I>provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that paragraphs (A)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (A)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to section&nbsp;13 or section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>B.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes, that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>C.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Exchange Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hillsboro, State of
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/s/ Cyrus Y. Tsui</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Cyrus Y. Tsui<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Cyrus Y. Tsui and Stephen A. Skaggs, and
each of them acting individually, as his attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or any substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


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/s/ Cyrus Y. Tsui</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Cyrus Y. Tsui</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
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August 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Stephen A. Skaggs</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen A. Skaggs</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) and Secretary</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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August 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Mark O. Hatfield</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark O. Hatfield</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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August 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Daniel S. Hauer</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Daniel S. Hauer</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Harry A. Merlo</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Harry A. Merlo</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Larry W. Sonsini</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Larry W. Sonsini</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Soo Boon Koh</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Soo Boon Koh</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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August 10, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>2001 Stock Plan (as amended August 7, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company (see Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see page II-5).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja2242_3">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja2242_4">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2001
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
93-0835214
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5555 N.E. Moore Court
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
2001 Stock Plan
(as amended August 7, 2001)
—and—
2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Stephen A. Skaggs
Chief Financial Officer
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
5555 N.E. Moore Court
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421
(503) 268-8000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
John A. Fore, Esq.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Stock Plan
3,330,105
$24.91
$82,952,915.55
$20,738.23
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, issuable upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Stock Plan (1)
5,669,895
$23.94
$135,737,286.30
$33,934.32
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan
243,000
$24.91
$6,053,130.00
$1,513.28
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issuable upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan (2)
757,000
$23.94
$18,122,580.00
$4,530.65
TOTAL REGISTRATION FEES
$60,716.48
(1)
The
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share has been estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") as to the
remaining 5,669,895 shares of common stock authorized for issuance upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Stock Plan, solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee. No
options have been granted with respect to such shares. The computation is based upon the average of the high and low price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
August 9, 2001.
(2)
The
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share has been estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act as to the remaining 757,000 shares of common stock
authorized for issuance upon exercise of options available for future grant under the Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan, solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee. No options have been granted with respect to such shares. The computation is based upon the average of the high and low price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market on August 9, 2001.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participating employees as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meet the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
(the "Company") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, filed on March 26, 2001.
(b)
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 filed on August 9, 2001.
(c)
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 filed on May 14, 2001.
(d)
The
Company's Proxy Statement for its 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on March 23, 2001.
(e)
The
description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
September 27, 1989, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
(f)
All
other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since the end
of the fiscal year covered by the annual report referred to in (a) above.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities registered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the issuance of the common stock registered hereby will be passed upon for us by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, Palo Alto, California. Larry W. Sonsini, one of our directors, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Mr. Sonsini beneficially owned
81,360 shares of our common stock at August 8, 2001, including 72,000 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of that date.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate"), limits, to the maximum extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware ("Delaware Law"), as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for their conduct as a director. The Company's Bylaws
provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law against expenses, including attorneys fees,
judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising out of their
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status as our agent. The Company's Bylaws also allow us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was one of our directors, officers, employees or agents against any
liability
arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify the person under Delaware Law.
Section 145
of the Delaware Law provides that a corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent made a party to an action by reason of the fact that he was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful.
Delaware
Law does not permit a corporation to eliminate a director's duty of care, and the provisions of the Company's Certificate have no effect on the availability of equitable
remedies such as injunction or rescission, based upon a director's breach of the duty of care. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the staff of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
2001 Stock Plan (as amended August 7, 2001).
4.2
2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company (see Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page II-5).
Item 9. Undertakings.
A.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by section 10 (a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
B.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes, that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Exchange Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hillsboro, State of
Oregon, on this 10th day of August, 2001.
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Cyrus Y. Tsui
Cyrus Y. Tsui
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Cyrus Y. Tsui and Stephen A. Skaggs, and
each of them acting individually, as his attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or any substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Cyrus Y. Tsui
Cyrus Y. Tsui
President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors
August 10, 2001
/s/ Stephen A. Skaggs
Stephen A. Skaggs
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) and Secretary
August 10, 2001
/s/ Mark O. Hatfield
Mark O. Hatfield
Director
August 10, 2001
/s/ Daniel S. Hauer
Daniel S. Hauer
Director
August 10, 2001
/s/ Harry A. Merlo
Harry A. Merlo
Director
August 10, 2001
/s/ Larry W. Sonsini
Larry W. Sonsini
Director
August 10, 2001
/s/ Soo Boon Koh
Soo Boon Koh
Director
August 10, 2001
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LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
2001 Stock Plan (as amended August 7, 2001).
4.2
2001 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Company (see Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page II-5).
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 INDEX TO EXHIBITS