PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC), a leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, announced the Company will discontinue its millimeter wave business, which is expected to result in approximately $25 million of primarily non-cash restructuring and impairment charges in the second quarter of 2018, and an annualized reduction in operating expenses of approximately $13 million. The Company does not expect a significant impact to its potential full year 2018 revenue due to strength in other areas of its business. Lattice is committed to supporting customers’ product and support requirements during the transition period.
Glen Hawk, Lattice Semiconductor’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, said, "After careful evaluation, millimeter wave was determined to be a non-core business, unable to achieve the required near-term scale to be profitable or to warrant any further investment. We considered various strategic alternatives for this business but none proved to be viable. We have taken this concrete action to further sharpen our focus on the compelling opportunities in our core business. We continue working to further improve operational efficiencies and to accelerate revenue growth of our existing semiconductor solutions into attractive control, connect and compute applications.”
2Q 2018 Results Conference Call
Lattice will provide further elaboration on today’s announcement when it holds its fiscal second quarter 2018 results conference call on Thursday, July 26, 2018. The dial-in number for the live audio call beginning on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time is 1-888-684-5603 or 1-918-398-4852 with conference identification number 6199158. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations section of www.latticesemi.com.
A replay of the call will be available approximately 2 hours after the conclusion of the live call through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 2, 2018, by telephone at 1-404-537-3406. To access the replay, use conference identification number 6199158. A webcast replay will also be available on the investor relations section of www.latticesemi.com.
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About Lattice Semiconductor Corporation:
Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) is a leader in smart connectivity solutions at the network edge, where the “things” of IoT live. Our low power FPGA, and video ASSP products deliver edge intelligence, edge connectivity, and control solutions to the consumer, communications, industrial, compute, and automotive markets. Our unwavering commitment to our global customers enables them to accelerate their innovation, creating an ever better and more connected world.
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