Data I/O Announces Major Milestone with 500th PSV System Sale Ahead of IPC APEX Expo

Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced security and data deployment solutions for microcontrollers, security ICs and memory devices, announced the Company has achieved a major milestone with the sale of the 500^th PSV automated programming system. This milestone is a testament to Data I/O’s continued innovation, investment, and leadership in programming technology for the automotive, industrial and consumer markets and signifies the PSV family as the most successful automated programming system in the industry. Demonstrations of the PSV family will be available in Data I/O’s booth #3107 at the upcoming IPC APEX Expo in Anaheim, California from April 9^th – 11^th at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Over the past decade, the PSV family has grown to include the PSV7000, PSV5000, PSV3500, and PSV2800 automated programming systems, which have been further enhanced through the SentriX security provisioning platform. With system deployments on five continents, and to over one hundred unique customers, the PSV installed base has the capacity to program over 1.5 billion semiconductor devices per year. The strong global demand for the PSV family is reflected in the partnership Data I/O has with its customers and the Company’s continuous innovation strategy to extend the platform to meet its customers’ evolving programming requirements for new device technology, security, and connectivity. As a result, the PSV family is the industry standard for device programming and the trusted supplier to eighteen of the top twenty automotive electronics suppliers worldwide.

“Rapidly changing silicon technology, growing file sizes, increasing security requirements, and the connected smart factory create unique programming challenges for electronics manufacturers, threatening their ability to keep up with production demands. Our customers need a trusted programming platform that can grow and meet their ever-changing requirements. The PSV family helps them address these challenges,” said Anthony Ambrose, President and CEO at Data I/O Corporation. “Data I/O’s dedication to continuous innovation enables our customers to maximize their programming performance to meet these ever-increasing production requirements. Because of our substantial, ongoing investment and our upgrade strategy for PSV systems in the field, customers can leverage their existing Data I/O programming technology for years to come to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership.”