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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On June 5, 2012, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Data I/O Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Brian Crowley to the Board effective June 5, 2012.

There were no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Crowley was selected as a Director and Mr. Crowley qualifies as an independent director.  There were no related party transactions to report between Mr. Crowley and the Company. 

Mr. Crowley has been assigned to the Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee.

A copy of the press release announcement is furnished in exhibit 99 to this current report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                 Exhibits

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Exhibit 99.0

Data I/O Corporation Appoints Brian Crowley to Board of Directors

Redmond, WA, June 6, 2012 – Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading provider of e.MMC, Flash and Microcontroller device programming and IP management solutions used in wireless, consumer electronics and automotive electronics,  today announced the appointment of Brian  Crowley to Data I/O’s Board of Directors effective June 5, 2012.

Crowley is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for BSquare Corporation (NASDAQ: BSQR) in Bellevue, Washington, the leading provider of embedded solutions, engineering services and production ready software products for the smart device market.   Prior to joining BSquare in 1999, Mr. Crowley was with DataChannel, a developer of enterprise portals where he held executive positions including Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Crowley also served as the Vice President of Operations at Consortio, the Director of Development at Sequel Technology and various executive management positions at Applied Microsystems Corporation including Vice President and General Manager of the Motorola products and quality assurance divisions.

"We are delighted that Brian will be joining us," said Fred Hume, President and CEO of Data I/O Corporation. "His extensive executive management experience and knowledge of the software industry and the device programming market including alternative methods to socketed programming makes him a valuable addition to our Board."

Brian holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

Brian Crowley will join the Company’s existing directors: Doug Brown, Fred Hume, Ken Myer, Steve Quist and Bill Walker.

About Data I/O Corporation:

Celebrating 40 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 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.  Data I/O Corporation has headquarters in Redmond, Wash., with sales and services worldwide. For further information, visit the company’s website at http://www.dataio.com