AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 12, 1996
                                                       REGISTRATION NO. 33-63453
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-3
                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                       LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

               DELAWARE                                93-0835214
    (State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)               Identification Number)

                              5555 NE MOORE COURT
                          HILLSBORO, OREGON 97124-6421
                                 (503) 681-0118
          (Address, including zip code and telephone number, including
            area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)

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                                 CYRUS Y. TSUI
          CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
                              5555 NE MOORE COURT
                          HILLSBORO, OREGON 97124-6421
                                 (503) 681-0118
      (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
                        area code, of agent for service)

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                                   COPIES TO:

         LARRY W. SONSINI, ESQ.                 WILLIAM D. SHERMAN, ESQ.
           JOHN A. FORE, ESQ.                    C. JEFFREY CHAR, ESQ.
  WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, PC            MORRISON & FOERSTER
           650 PAGE MILL ROAD                      755 PAGE MILL ROAD
      PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304             PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
             (415) 493-9300                          (415) 813-5600

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    The  Registrant  hereby withdraws  from registration  375,000 shares  of its
Common Stock  registered  to  cover  an over-allotment  option  granted  to  the
Underwriters.  The over-allotment option was not  exercised and has expired with
respect to the unexercised shares. The Registration Statement is hereby amended,
as appropriate, to reflect the expiration of such option.

                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant  to the requirements of the  Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has  reasonable grounds to  believe that it  meets all of  the
requirements  for filing  on Form  S-3 and  has duly  caused this Post-Effective
Amendment to  the Registration  Statement to  be  signed on  its behalf  by  the
undersigned,  thereunto  duly authorized,  in the  City  of Hillsboro,  State of
Oregon, on the 12th of January, 1996.

                                          LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

                                          By:         /s/ RODNEY F. SLOSS

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                                                      Rodney F. Sloss,
                                                   VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE

    Pursuant to the requirements of the  Securities Act of 1933, this  Amendment
to  the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- --------------------- */s/ CYRUS Y. TSUI President, Chief Executive Officer ------------------------------------------- and Chairman of the Board January 12, 1996 Cyrus Y. Tsui (Principal Executive Officer) */s/ RODNEY F. SLOSS Vice President, Finance (Principal ------------------------------------------- Financial and Accounting January 12, 1996 Rodney F. Sloss Officer) */s/ DANIEL S. HAUER ------------------------------------------- Director January 12, 1996 Daniel S. Hauer */s/ HARRY A. MERLO ------------------------------------------- Director January 12, 1996 Harry A. Merlo */s/ LARRY W. SONSINI ------------------------------------------- Director January 12, 1996 Larry W. Sonsini */s/ DOUGLAS C. STRAIN ------------------------------------------- Director January 12, 1996 Douglas C. Strain *By: /s/ RODNEY F. SLOSS -------------------------------------- Rodney F. Sloss, Attorney-in-Fact
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