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August 02, 2005 05:30 AM US Pacific Timezone

Lattice Semiconductor Selects Electroglas EG6000 as 300mm Wafer Prober Platform and Purchases Multiple Systems

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2005--

Electroglas, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLS), a leading supplier of wafer probers and prober-based test handling solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced that Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:LSCC), Hillsboro, OR, has standardized on the Electroglas EG6000 for 300mm wafer probing and has placed multiple orders. The decision was made upon completion of a three-vendor evaluation that included an assessment of equipment technology, performance, and cost of ownership, as well as a review of each vendor's support and service capabilities, company background and financial position.

Randy Baker, VP and General Manager, Lattice Semiconductor Oregon, said: "We are pleased to make the Electroglas EG6000 the leading system for testing our 300mm devices. The EG6000 delivers the extreme accuracy and flexible platform our advanced technology requires and the high-volume production capabilities that can provide significant cost savings over alternative solutions. With the long-standing history of expert support we have received from Electroglas, we anticipate that the total solution of the EG6000 will give us significantly lower cost-of-test and faster time-to-volume for our customers."

The EG6000 systems will be installed in Lattice's Hillsboro and San Jose, CA, operations and will handle the company's new generation of 90nm FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) devices. Over the past year, Lattice has introduced three new families of FPGAs, including the low cost, high performance LatticeEC FPGAs, the LatticeECP family that adds best-in-class DSP blocks to the efficient LatticeEC fabric, and the non-volatile LatticeXP FPGAs that combine Flash and SRAM technology to deliver a single-chip logic solution that supports "instant-on" start-up and infinite re-configurability.

"Lattice continues to demonstrate its leadership in applying the benefits of programmability not only to digital devices such as FPGA's, but also to its analog and mixed-signal products," said Keith Barnes, Chairman and CEO, Electroglas. "The EG6000 is well aligned to Lattice's advanced technology and aggressive cost targets and we look forward to continuing to work with them to support their programmable logic roadmap."

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation provides the industry's broadest range of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and Programmable Logic Devices (PLD), including Field Programmable System Chips (FPSC), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD), Programmable Mixed-Signal Products (ispPAC(R)) and Programmable Digital Interconnect Devices (ispGDX(R)). Lattice also offers industry leading SERDES products.

Lattice is "Bringing the Best Together" with comprehensive solutions for system design, including an unequaled portfolio of non-volatile programmable devices that deliver instant-on operation, security and "single chip solution" space savings.

Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily to OEM customers in communications, computing, industrial, consumer, automotive, medical and military end markets. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421, USA; telephone 503-268-8000, fax 503-268-8037. For more information about Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, visit http://www.latticesemi.com.

About Electroglas

Electroglas is a supplier of innovative probers, prober-based test handlers, test floor management software and services that improve the overall effectiveness of semiconductor manufacturers' wafer and device testing. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has been a leading equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry for over four decades, and has shipped more than 15,000 systems worldwide. Electroglas' stock trades on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "EGLS." More information about the company and its products is available at www.electroglas.com.

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