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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051219
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DATA I/O CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000351998
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS [3825]
		IRS NUMBER:				910864123
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10394
		FILM NUMBER:		051276515

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10525 WILLOWS RD NE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 97046
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98073-9746
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258676922

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		STREET 1:		P O BOX 97046
		STREET 2:		10525 WILLOWS RD NE
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98073-9746
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            ------------------------


                                   FORM 8 - K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2005


                              Data I/O Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                   Washington
                 (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                  0-10394                                   91-0864123
           (Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)


             10525 Willows Road N.E., PO Box 97046, Redmond, WA 98073-9746
             (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (425) 881-6444


                                 Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


                                Page 1 of 3 Pages


<PAGE>


Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure


Mr. Glen Ceiley in a letter dated December 19, 2005,  announced his  resignation
from the Board of Directors effective immediately.

Mr.  Ceiley did not resign over any  disagreements.

A copy of the press release issued December 19, 2005 follows:

Joel Hatlen                                    Deb Stapleton/Christina Carrabino
VP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer        Stapleton Communications Inc.
Data I/O Corporation                           (650) 470-0200
(425) 881-6444                                 deb@stapleton.com
                                               christina@stapleton.com


             DATA I/O CORPORATION ANNOUNCES BOARD MEMBER RESIGNATION

Redmond, Wash., Dec. 19, 2005 - Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading
provider of manual and automated  device  programming  systems,  today announced
that Glen Ceiley,  president  and CEO of Bisco  Industries,  Inc.,  has resigned
effective Dec. 19, 2005 from the board of directors of Data I/O Corporation.  He
had been a member of the  company's  board of directors for the past seven years
and had served as the chairman of the compensation  committee and as a member of
the governance committee. Mr. Ceiley did not resign over any disagreements.

"We would like to thank Glen for his service on Data I/O's board of  directors,"
said Fred Hume, president and CEO. "We appreciate his contributions and wish him
well in his future endeavors."

About  Data I/O Corporation
Celebrating  more  than  30  years  of  innovative   leadership  in  the  device
programming industry,  Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:  DAIO), provides manual and
automated device programming systems that specifically  address the requirements
of engineering and manufacturing  customers.  FlashCORE(TM),  Sprint and UniSite
families  provide a wide range of device  support and  versatility  to address a
user's many different  programming  needs. Data I/O Corporation has headquarters
in  Redmond,  WA,  with  sales  and  services  offices  worldwide.  For  further
information, visit the company's website at www.dataio.com.


<PAGE>

SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    Data I/O Corporation


December 19, 2005                   By _/s/Joel S. Hatlen
                                    -----------------
                                    Joel S. Hatlen
                                    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                    Secretary and Treasurer


                                    By _/s/Frederick R. Hume
                                    --------------------
                                    Frederick R. Hume
                                    President, Chief Executive Officer



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