EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.68

E MPLOYMENT A GREEMENT

T HIS E MPLOYMENT A GREEMENT (the “Agreement”) was originally entered into by and between Christopher M. Fanning (the “Executive”) and LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) as of November 1, 2005 (the “Effective Date”). This Agreement has been amended and restated in its entirety as of December 15, 2008 (the “Restatement Date”).

1. Duties and Scope of Employment .

(a) Position . For the term of his employment under this Agreement (“Employment”), the Executive will serve as the Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Low Density Solutions . The Executive shall report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). Executive will render such business and professional services in the performance of his duties, consistent with the Executive’s position within the Company, as will reasonably be assigned to him by the CEO.

(b) Obligations . The Executive shall have such duties, authority and responsibilities that are commensurate with being one of the Company’s most senior executives. During the term of his Employment, the Executive will devote Executive’s full business efforts and time to the Company. For the duration of his Employment, Executive agrees not to actively engage in any other employment, occupation, or consulting activity for any direct or indirect remuneration without the prior approval of the Company’s CEO (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that Executive may, without the approval of the CEO, serve in any capacity with any civic, educational, or charitable organization, provided such services do not interfere with Executive’s obligations to the Company. Executive shall perform his duties primarily at the Company’s corporate facility in Hillsboro, Oregon.

(c) Effective Date . The Executive commenced full-time Employment under this Agreement on the Effective Date. Executive shall continue as the Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Low Density Solutions after the Restatement Date.

2. Cash and Incentive Compensation .

(a) Salary . As of the Restatement Date and thereafter, the Company shall pay Executive as compensation for his services a base salary at a gross annual rate of not less than $285,000 (such annual salary, as is then in effect, to be referred to herein as “Base Salary”). The Base Salary will be paid periodically in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices and be subject to the usual, required withholdings, provided, however, that Executive shall receive pro-rata payments of Base Salary no less frequently than once per month. Executive’s Base Salary will be subject to review by the CEO not less than annually, and adjustments will be made in the discretion of the CEO.

(b) Incentive Bonuses . For Company’s fiscal years 2008 and beyond, Executive shall be a participant in an Executive Variable Compensation Plan as established by

the Company (the “EVCP”). Under the EVCP, Executive shall be eligible to be considered for an annual fiscal year incentive payment based on a percentage of Executive’s Base Salary as of the beginning of such fiscal year or such higher figure that the CEO may select (such annual amount is the “Target Amount”). The Target Amount shall be awarded based upon the achievement of specific milestones that will be mutually agreed upon by the CEO and Executive no later than 45 days after the start of each fiscal year (the “Target Amount Milestones”). For superior achievement of the Target Amount Milestones, Executive may earn a maximum annual fiscal year incentive bonus of up to 250% of Executive’s Target Amount. Cash payment for each fiscal year’s variable compensation actually earned shall be made to Executive no later than 45 days after the end of the applicable fiscal year for which the annual incentive was earned.

(c) Terms of Company Compensatory Equity Awards . Executive shall be eligible for grants of options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, restricted stock units, or other Company equity (any prior or future compensatory equity grants to Executive shall be collectively referred to herein as “Compensatory Equity”) at times and in such amounts as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. All future grants of Compensatory Equity (and the issuance of any underlying shares) to Executive shall be: (i) issued pursuant to an applicable stockholder-approved plan and (ii) issued pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended. Accelerated vesting of Compensatory Equity may occur: (x) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and in addition (y) pursuant to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Compensatory Equity agreement. Executive may elect to establish a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for any of his Compensatory Equity shares, provided, however, that such trading plan must comply with all of the requirements for the safe harbor under Rule 10b5-1 and must be either (i) approved by the Board (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) or (ii) approved in accordance with any Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan Policy the Company may subsequently implement.

(d) Service Definition . For purposes of this Agreement and Executive’s Compensatory Equity, “Service” shall mean service by the Executive as an employee and/or consultant of the Company (or any subsidiary or parent or affiliated entity of the Company) and/or service by the Executive as a member of the Board.

3. Vacation and Employee Benefits . During the term of his Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to vacation in accordance with the Company’s standard vacation policy. During the term of his Employment, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any employee benefit plans or arrangements maintained by the Company on no less favorable terms than for other Company executives, subject in each case to the generally applicable terms and conditions of the plan or arrangement in question and to the determinations of any person or committee administering such plan or arrangement.

4. Business Expenses . During the term of his Employment, the Executive shall be authorized to incur necessary and reasonable travel, entertainment and other business expenses in connection with his duties hereunder. The Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive for such expenses upon presentation of appropriate supporting documentation, all in accordance with the Company’s generally applicable policies. The Company shall also timely

pay for all of Executive’s home telecommunications phone and facsimile lines and reimburse Executive for his actual mobile phone costs on a monthly basis (not to exceed $200 per monthly bill).

5. Term of Employment .

(a) Basic Rule . The Company may terminate the Executive’s Employment with or without Cause, by giving the Executive 30 days advance notice in writing. The Executive may terminate his Employment by giving the Company 30 days advance notice in writing. The Executive’s Employment shall terminate automatically in the event of his death.

(b) Employment at Will . The Executive’s Employment with the Company shall be “at will,” meaning that either the Executive or the Company shall be entitled to terminate the Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason, with or without Cause. This Agreement shall constitute the full and complete agreement between the Executive and the Company on the “at will” nature of the Executive’s Employment, which may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by the Executive and a member of the Board.

(c) Rights Upon Termination . Upon the termination of the Executive’s Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to the compensation, benefits and reimbursements described in this Agreement for the period ending as of the effective date of the termination (the “Termination Date”). Upon termination of Executive’s Employment for any reason, the Executive shall receive the following payments on the Termination Date: (i) all unpaid salary, and unpaid vacation accrued (if applicable), through the Termination Date, (ii) any unpaid, but earned and accrued incentive payments for any completed applicable determination period under the EVCP (whether paid quarterly, annually or as might otherwise be established under the EVCP) which has not yet been paid on the Termination Date and (iii) any unreimbursed business expenses. Executive may also be eligible for other post-Employment payments and benefits as provided in this Agreement.

6. Termination Benefits .

(a) Severance Pay . If there is an Involuntary Termination (as defined below) of Executive’s Employment, then the Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to 0.75 times Executive’s then Base Salary, plus up to 1.0 times Executive’s then Target Amount (adjusted pro rata on a monthly basis depending upon the month in which the Involuntary Termination may occur) (collectively in the aggregate, the “Cash Severance”). Such Cash Severance shall be made in a single lump sum cash payment to Executive on the effective date of the separation agreement referenced in Section 8(a). Executive shall also be entitled to receive the benefits provided in Sections 6(b) and 6(c) and, if applicable, 6(d).

(b) Health Insurance . If Subsection (a) above applies, and if Executive elects to continue health insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) following the termination of his Employment, then the Company shall reimburse Executive’s monthly premium under COBRA until the earliest of

(i) nine months after the Termination Date or (ii) the date when Executive commences receiving substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment.

(c) Equity Vesting . If Subsection (a) above applies, then Executive will be vested only in that number of shares of Company common stock under all of Executive’s outstanding Compensatory Equity as are actually vested as of the Termination Date according to the terms of such Compensatory Equity arrangements.

(d) Effect of Change in Control . If the Company is subject to a Change in Control (as defined below) and if there is an Involuntary Termination of Executive’s Employment in connection with such Change in Control (it will automatically be deemed to be in connection with the Change in Control if there is an Involuntary Termination during the period commencing immediately prior to the Change in Control and extending through the date that is 24 months after the Change in Control): (x) Executive shall immediately vest in (and the Company’s right to repurchase, if applicable, shall lapse immediately as to) all of Executive’s Compensatory Equity, (y) the amount of the Cash Severance in Section 6(a) shall be increased such that the Executive shall receive 1.0 (instead of 0.75) times Base Salary, plus he shall receive in addition 1.0 times Target Amount (with no pro ration), and (z) the duration of COBRA coverage in Section 6(b) shall be for 12 months rather than 9 months. The Company’s obligation to continue to provide Section 6(b) benefits shall not be relieved merely because the legally required minimum period for providing COBRA continuation coverage is for a shorter period than 12 months.

(e) Excise Tax Gross-Up . In the event that the benefits provided for in this Agreement (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and (ii) but for this Subsection (e), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the Executive’s benefits under this Agreement shall be payable either (1) in full, or (2) as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of the such benefits being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by Section 4999, results in the receipt by the Executive on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits under this Agreement, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless Executive and the Company agree otherwise in writing, the determination of Executive’s excise tax liability, if any, and the amount, if any, required to be paid under this Subsection (e) will be made in writing by the independent auditors who are primarily used by the Company immediately prior to the Change of Control (the “Accountants”). For purposes of making the calculations required by this Subsection (e), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. Executive and the Company agree to furnish such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Subsection (e). The Company will bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Subsection (e).

(f) Change in Control Definition . For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (A) the continuing or surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such continuing or surviving entity, (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or (iii) solely with respect to determining the treatment of Compensatory Equity under the terms of this Agreement, the terms of any applicable definition provided by the Plan or other Company equity incentive plan or arrangement. A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.

(g) Cause Definition . For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (i) Executive’s material breach of this Agreement that is not corrected within a 30 day correction period that begins upon delivery to Executive of a written demand from the Company that describes the basis for the Company’s belief that Executive has materially breached this Agreement; (ii) any willful act of fraud or dishonesty that causes material damage to the Company; (iii) any willful violation of the Company’s insider trading policy; (iv) any willful violation of the Company’s conflict of interest policies; (v) any willful unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or other confidential information; or (vi) Executive’s conviction of a felony.

The foregoing shall not be deemed an exclusive list of all acts or omissions that the Company may consider as grounds for the termination of Executive’s Employment, but it is an exclusive list of the acts or omissions that shall be considered “Cause” for the termination of Executive’s Employment by the Company.

(h) Good Reason Definition . For all purposes under this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, without Executive’s express written consent: (i) a substantial reduction of Executive’s duties or responsibilities; (ii) a substantial reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Target Amount other than a one-time reduction (not exceeding 10% in the aggregate) that also is applied to substantially all other officers of the Company on the CEO’s written recommendation or written approval if Executive’s reduction is substantially proportionate to, or no greater than, the reduction applied to substantially all other officers; (iii) the Company’s material breach of this Agreement including without limitation the failure to timely provide Executive the cash compensation, equity compensation and/or employee benefits specified under this Agreement; or (iv) the Company requiring Executive to relocate his principal place of business or the Company relocating its headquarters, in either case to a facility or location outside of a 30 mile radius from Executive’s current principal place of employment; provided, however, that Executive will only have Good Reason if the event or circumstances constituting Good Reason specified in any of the

preceding clauses is not cured or otherwise remedied to the Executive’s satisfaction within 30 days after Executive gives written notice to the CEO.

(i) Involuntary Termination Definition . For all purposes under this Agreement, “Involuntary Termination” shall mean any of the following that occur without Executive’s prior written consent: (i) termination of Executive’s Employment by the Company without Cause, or (ii) Executive’s resignation of Employment for Good Reason.

7. Successors .

(a) Company’s Successors . This Agreement shall be binding upon any successor (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets which becomes bound by this Agreement.

(b) Executive’s Successors . This Agreement and all rights of the Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

8. Conditions to Receipt of Severance; No Duty to Mitigate .

(a) Separation Agreement and Release of Claims . The receipt of any severance benefits pursuant to Section 6 will be subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , but with any appropriate modifications, reflecting changes in applicable law, as is necessary or appropriate to provide the Company with the protection it would have if the release were executed as of the Effective Date. No severance benefits will be paid or provided until the separation agreement and release agreement becomes effective. The separation agreement and release of claims must in all cases be effective by March 15 ^th of the year following the year of Executive’s termination of Employment.

(b) Non-solicitation and Non - competition . The receipt of any severance benefits will be subject to the Executive agreeing that during Employment and for the 12 month period after the Termination Date (the “Continuance Period”), the Executive will not (i) solicit any employee of the Company for employment other than at the Company,