Lattice Semiconductor said it appointed Ford Tamer as chief executive with immediate effect, and backed its guidance for the third quarter. The semiconductor manufacturing company on Monday said Tamer was recently a senior operating partner of Francisco Partners, and previously served as president and CEO of Inphi for over nine years.

Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC – Research Report), the Technology sector company, was revisited by a Wall Street analyst today. Analyst

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Lattice Semiconductor named veteran technology executive Ford Tamer as its new CEO on Monday. He replaces Jim Anderson, who quit in June to take a job with a much bigger company, Coherent Corp. Lattice is the largest tech company headquartered in Oregon.

Analyst David Williams of Benchmark Co. reiterated a Buy rating on Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC – Research Report), retaining the price