Lattice Semiconductor Corp
A maker of low-power programmable logic chips called FPGAs, Lattice Semiconductor designs reconfigurable semiconductors found in everything from industrial machines and cars to consumer gadgets, along with licensing and design services. Founded in 1983 in Oregon by a former Intel engineer and two co-founders, this fabless company got its name from the grid-like "lattice" architecture of programmable logic cells at the heart of its chips.