Oregon losing high-tech jobs -- with more bad news to come

September 17, 2008

A steady drumbeat of cutbacks in Oregon's high-tech sector has reduced the number of technology jobs in the state to its lowest point in nearly three years.

The most recent cuts came Tuesday, when Hillsboro-based Lattice Semiconductor Corp. announced it will lay off 125 employees in a major restructuring -- about 14 percent of its work force -- including 20 who work in Oregon.

MIKE ROGOWAY The Oregonian Staff

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