Inova and Lattice demonstrate same-cycle distributed motor control for a humanoid hand with DLR powered by Lattice FPGAs. Home " LATEST NEWS " Inova and Lattice demonstrate same-cycle distributed motor control for a humanoid hand with DLR powered by Lattice FPGAs. APXpress networking and Lattice FPGAs Nexus(TM)-based close the motion-control loop for 18 motors inside one 10 kHz period, with communication dead time below 10 microseconds. The work is a collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics as scientific partner. Munich, Germany, November 9, 2026 - At electronica 2026, Inova Semiconductors is showcasing a development platform for humanoid robots built on Inova's APXpress high-speed networking technology and low-power Lattice CertusPro(TM) and Lattice CrossLink(TM) NX FPGAs. DLR's Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics is the scientific partner in the collaboration, contributing its long-standing research on robotic hands and manipulation. With that scientific partnership, the control architecture of an 18-motor research hand was reworked so that the motors, the joint sensors, and the tactile array with 10 sensors share one deterministic loop network. The motion control runs locally at each motor, well above the network rate. Short dead times serve a smooth overall motion control precisely synchronous on all axes to avoid any finger-to-finger skew. To achieve that, the motion controller must sample the sensors and apply current adaptation inside the same control period. The existing solution typically gathers feedback in one period and adapts the current in the next period. Some other solutions not only have a lag of one period but also of two periods. However, minimal lag is crucial for designing stable and safe impedance controllers for human-machine collaboration. Using early APXpress samples, Lattice Nexus-based FPGAs, and Field Oriented Control from the DLR research, the collaboration runs the motion-control loop inside a single 10 kHz period. Communication accounts for less than 10 μs between sampling the sensor and the setting of new target values with all axes running in synchronicity. A conventional cyclic control process usually applies the command one or potentially even two cycles after the sample. The field-oriented control is implemented on the Lattice FPGA at each motor and runs above this rate. Joint-angle and tactile sensing use this same network under a separate schedule. Tactile sensing, the bigger part of the traffic, is transferred without interference to the more timing-critical motor control messages. APXpress offers the bandwidth for the robotic hand not needing a separate sensor harness. The motor controllers are connected in a daisy chain with very short wires versus a star architecture requiring more cabling, keeping the hand light and critical mechanical joints free of big wire bundles. The described network topology is also already laid out for cameras, radar, and other perception data streams. "What makes this project particularly valuable is the excellent collaboration between Lattice, Inova, and the DLR. By combining Lattice's low-power programmable technology with our APXpress technology, we were able to turn an ambitious concept into a working demonstrator in a very short time. This is precisely the kind of open, engineering-driven cooperation that is needed to bring new architectures for humanoid robotics forward", said Roland Neuman, CTO of Inova Semiconductor. Inova is defining the silicon around this modular APXpress network architecture. Each node runs on Lattice CertusPro-NX and CrossLink-NX FPGAs, with application engineering support from Lattice throughout development. DLR remains the scientific partner for the robotic questions, this network is built to serve.

ETFs are net sellers of Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) on nov. 2. November 4, 2026 Sixteen ETFs were buying Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) versus 9 selling on Monday, but the sellers moved more money, leaving a net outflow of $36.5 million. More funds traded the other way, yet in smaller amounts. It was the second straight day of net selling after outflows of $27.1 million on Oct. 30, following three sessions of modest net buying. ETF activity has now turned negative for two consecutive days. Every ETF and guru trade in LSCC is tracked on the LSCC guru trades page. Which ETFs sold LSCC on Monday? The largest sellers by dollar value were BAI ($36.7 million), PSI ($0.3 million) and XSD ($0.3 million). In all, 16 ETFs added shares and 9 cut them. BAI accounted for nearly all of the move, cutting its position by 384,606 shares, a 38.12% reduction worth $36.7 million, and still holds 624,348 shares at a 0.54% portfolio weight. PSI trimmed 3,190 shares (-0.52%, $0.3 million) and XSD cut 2,715 shares (-0.46%, $0.3 million), while IWF, SMMD, IWR, IWB and SPTM made only fractional changes. Lattice operates in the Technology sector's Semiconductors industry with a market cap of $15.0 billion. Have ETFs been buying or selling LSCC lately? Over the last 5 reported days, ETFs were net buyers on 3 and net sellers on 2, so the recent trend is mostly buying. What does LSCC do? Lattice Semiconductor Corp is a US-based fabless semiconductor company that develops low-power programmable logic devices. Its main products include field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and related software, intellectual property, and development boards. Lattice reported trailing-12-month revenue of $808.8 million, up 60.4% year over year, with a 66.0% gross margin and a 5.5% net margin. Its P/E stands at 334.13, P/B at 10.74 and P/S at 18.42, against a $15.0 billion market cap. The GF Score is 86, and GF Value of $90.06 compares with a price of $105.92. The stock is up 43.95% year to date.

Lattice Semiconductor stock surges as AI data center demand drives record revenue and bullish forecast. The FPGA maker expects fourth-quarter revenue of about US$335 million, well above analysts' forecasts, as data-centre AI demand boosts growth. Published 11/04/26 AT 1:44 AM AEDT Shares of Lattice Semiconductor rose almost 9% in early trading Tuesday after the chipmaker reported record third-quarter revenue that more than doubled from a year ago. It also forecast fourth-quarter revenue well above Wall Street's expectations, citing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Nasdaq-listed stock, which trades under the ticker LSCC, rose $8.24, or 8.63%, to $103.68 shortly after the opening bell. That gives the company a market value of about $13.5 billion. The shares are up about 51% over the past year. The rally continued gains from Monday's after-hours session, when the stock rose about 7% to $102.26 following the report. The shares had already gained 2.66% during Monday's regular session. Record quarter Lattice reported revenue of $291 million for the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 3, up 118% from a year earlier and 45% from the previous quarter. Analysts had expected about $256 million. Adjusted earnings, which exclude certain items, were 72 cents per share, about 30% above analysts' estimates. On a GAAP basis, Lattice earned $11.2 million, or 8 cents per share. The results include the first partial quarter of AMI, a platform firmware company Lattice acquired in July. Executives said AMI's revenue was slightly higher than expected and carried better margins. AI drives growth Lattice makes field programmable gate arrays, or FPGAs. These are chips that customers can reprogram after manufacturing, and they are used in servers, industrial equipment and communications systems. Lattice focuses on small and mid-range FPGAs that use little power. FPGA revenue rose about 90% to a record $252 million, helped by data center AI demand. The company's Compute & Communications segment had the strongest growth. Revenue there rose 132% to $171.9 million as server deployments for AI inference increased and more Lattice chips were used in each server. Lattice also said its Industrial & Embedded business is recovering. It expects growth in that segment to accelerate to about 70% year over year in the fourth quarter. Strong guidance Lattice expects fourth-quarter revenue of about $335 million, roughly 14% above analysts' consensus estimate. That would be about 130% growth from a year earlier. CEO Ford Tamer said strong bookings, a growing backlog and new design wins support the outlook. He added that they "reinforce our confidence in growth into 2027 and beyond." Cash flow and debt Free cash flow was $77.6 million in the quarter, a margin of 26.7%. The company paid down $50 million of debt and said it plans to bring net leverage below two times EBITDA by the end of 2026. Inventory also improved. Days of inventory outstanding fell to 116 from 153 in the previous quarter. New products During the quarter, Lattice released Lattice Prompt, an AI-assisted development tool, and its Mach N2 FPGA platform. Revenue from new products rose more than 70% from a year earlier. The company also introduced joint products with AMI, including a rack management solution for data centers. The rally adds to an already high valuation. The stock trades at about 369 times trailing earnings, according to market data. That reflects investor expectations for strong earnings growth from AI-related demand and is far above the semiconductor industry average. Chief Financial Officer Lorenzo Flores said the quarter showed Lattice's operating leverage, with faster revenue growth leading to even faster growth in earnings. What to watch Investors will watch whether Lattice reaches its fourth-quarter target and whether AI demand stays strong into 2027. They will also look at how well AMI is integrated into the business and whether the industrial recovery continues. Lattice is a smaller player in an FPGA market where larger rivals focus on high-end chips. Its results suggest that AI spending is also reaching suppliers of lower-power, specialized parts used in data centers. MEET IBT NEWS FROM BELOW CHANNELS