Data I/O Announces Fireside Chat Hosted by Senior Equity Research Analyst David Williams of The Benchmark Company

Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced security and data deployment solutions for microcontrollers, security ICs and memory devices, today announced the availability of the fourth installment of its 2023/2024 fireside chat series of interviews with its President and CEO, Anthony Ambrose. Mr. Ambrose was interviewed by guest host David Williams, Senior Semiconductor Equity Research Analyst at The Benchmark Company, with the discussion focusing on Semiconductor Programming Growth Opportunities.

The interview is being streamed for public viewing over the Internet and can be accessed via the Webcasts and Presentations section of the Data I/O Corporation website at www.dataio.com and on all the Company’s social media feeds. The websites and online platforms of each fireside chat series event hosts can carry the interviews on the respective publication date.

During the interview made available today, Mr. Ambrose discusses:

• Data I/O’s position in the semiconductor ecosystem
• The size, growth, and trends influencing the semiconductor programming market
• The nearly insatiable demand for Automotive Electronics now, in three years, and longer term
• Coexistence of electric vehicles (EV) and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) and the impact on programming demand
• The future of software-defined vehicles
• Groundswell shift for automotive engine control units (ECUs) toward domain architecture
• AI’s parabolic growth and the impact on the semiconductor industry and security
• Convergence of traditional data programming and security
• How customers value Data I/O’s technological advantages, patent position and other IP

Guest Host: David Williams, Senior Equity Research, The Benchmark Company

David Williams is an Equity Research Analyst covering the Semiconductor industry with a focus on analog, power, components, distribution, and related disruptive technologies. Prior to joining Benchmark, David covered Semiconductors, Electronic Components and Distributors for Loop Capital Markets, and previously as a Senior Equity Research Analyst at Drexel Hamilton and Ascendiant Capital Markets. In 2013 and 2014 David was recognized by Thomson Reuters as a top Earnings Estimator. He holds a BBA from Angelo State University.