---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-019022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LSCC"
cik: "0000855658"
company_name: "LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP"
filed_at: "2024-06-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:00:21.823461+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lattice CEO Jim Anderson steps down; CMO Esam Elashmawi appointed interim CEO

## Summary
- James Anderson resigns as CEO, President, and Board member effective June 3 to pursue another opportunity.
- Board appoints Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer Esam Elashmawi as Interim CEO effective immediately.
- Board has begun a search for a permanent CEO, considering internal and external candidates.
- Elashmawi has over 30 years of FPGA experience and led Lattice's strategic transformation since 2018.
- Anderson's resignation involves no disagreement with the company; Board expresses confidence in transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-019022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LSCC
- cik: 0000855658
- company_name: LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
- filed_at: 2024-06-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/855658/000143774924019022/0001437749-24-019022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/855658/000143774924019022/lscc20240603_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-019022
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-019022.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 197513f8d1
  claim: James Anderson resigned as Chief Executive Officer at LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
  evidence_excerpt: The appointment follows the resignation of James Anderson on May 31, 2024, from his position as President, Chief Executive Officer, and member of the Board to pursue an opportunity with another company, effective as of June 3, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/855658/000143774924019022/0001437749-24-019022-index.htm
- claim_id: 1f38965788
  claim: Esam Elashmawi was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
  evidence_excerpt: On June 3, 2024, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”) announced that on May 31, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Esam Elashmawi, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, as Interim Chief Executive Officer in addition to his existing position at the Company and designated Mr. Elashmawi as the Company’s principal executive officer, effective June 3, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/855658/000143774924019022/0001437749-24-019022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.