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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000351998-11-000005
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110224
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110302
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110302

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	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:			1210

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10394
		FILM NUMBER:		11655843

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		STREET 1:		6464 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 101
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98052
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258676922

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		STREET 1:		6464 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 101
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98052
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: simple"><B><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">On February 24, 2011, the board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Data I/O Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) appointed Douglas Brown to the Board effective April 1, 2011.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">There were no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Brown was selected as a Director.&nbsp; There were no related party transactions to report between Mr. Brown and the Company.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Mr. Brown has not yet been assigned to Committees of the Board, but is expected to be assigned to Committees at the April meeting of the Board.&nbsp; He will stand for election with the other current Directors at the May 17, 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">A copy of the press release announcement follows:</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: both; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Data I/O Announces the Appointment of Douglas Brown to Board of Directors </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Redmond, WA, February 28, 2011 &#150; Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced programming and IP management solutions used in the manufacturing of flash and flash-based intelligent devices,&nbsp; today announced the appointment of Douglas W. Brown to Data I/O&#146;s Board of Directors effective April 1, 2011.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Brown is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for All Star Directories, Inc. in Seattle, Washington.&nbsp; All Star Directories is one of the Internet's fastest growing publishers of online and career school directories.&nbsp; Prior to joining All Star Directories in 2005, he served as a Division President with Leggett &amp; Platt and as President of GoAhead Software. Brown worked for the venture capital firm Phoenix Partners and Paladin Partners, an early-stage consulting practice.&nbsp; He held Chief Financial Officer positions at Phamis and Seattle Silicon.&nbsp; He started his career as a Certified Public Accountant at Arthur Young &amp; Co, now Ernst &amp; Young in Seattle.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">"I am delighted that we have been able to attract Doug," said Paul Gary, Chairman of Data I/O Corporation. "His experience and knowledge of internet and software businesses, background in the semiconductor industry, together with his skills as a CEO and financial expert make him a valuable addition to our board." </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Douglas Brown has received the 2010 Ernst &amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Internet services category for the Pacific Northwest.&nbsp; He has served as member of more than 15 growth-stage and nonprofit boards of directors.&nbsp; He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Idaho</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">He will join the Company&#146;s existing directors: Paul Gary, Fred Hume, Steve Quist and Bill Walker.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">About Data I/O Corporation: </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: hanging"><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">With almost 40 years of expertise in delivering intellectual property to programmable devices, Data&nbsp;I/O offers complete, integrated manufacturing solutions in wireless, automotive, programming center, semiconductor, and industrial control market segments for OEM, ODM, EMS and semiconductor companies. Data&nbsp;I/O is the leader in programming and provides hardware and software solutions for turn-key programming and device testing services, as well as in-system (on-board), in-line (right before use at the SMT line), or in-socket (off-line) programming. These solutions are scalable for small, medium and large volume applications with different device mixes.&nbsp; Data I/O Corporation has headquarters in Redmond, Wash., with sales and services worldwide. For further information, visit the company&#146;s website at </FONT><FONT style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: id
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<P style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: avoid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: simple"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">SIGNATURE</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: simple"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">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. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; punctuation-wrap: simple"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">Frederick R. Hume<BR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 27pt 0pt 0in; punctuation-wrap: simple"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Date: March 2, 2011</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P>
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