Data I/O Announces New Sales Representative Partnership with West Tech

REDMOND, Wash. � May 7, 2009 � Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading provider of manual and automated device programming solutions, announces that the company completed a sales representative agreement with West Tech to represent Data I/O in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

West Tech is headquartered in Littleton, CO and has been representing electronics manufacturing and test equipment since 1984. West Tech offers a wide range of solutions, has a strong technical background and a solid reputation for process knowledge and customer support.

�Partnering with West Tech in the Mountain Region has been a positive move for Data I/O,� said David Boak, Director of Sales, Americas at Data I/O. �As we continue to expand our channel network in the Americas, it brings great value to firms like West Tech that bring industry expertise, customer knowledge and an inherent drive for success.�

About Data I/O

With over 35 years of expertise in delivering intellectual property to programmable devices, Data�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�I/O 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 with special manufacturing options such as serialization, traceability, version control, statistical data logging, co-planarity test, and bad block management. These solutions are scalable for small, medium and large volume applications with different device mixes. For further information on Data�I/O, please visit http://www.dataio.com or call 800-426-1045.