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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 1998
Data I/O Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-10394 91-0864123
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
10525 Willows Road N.E., Redmond, WA 98073-9746
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (425) 881-6444
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
See the following press release, dated April 7, 1998, announcing the selection
of a new Chief Executive Officer and President starting May 1, 1998.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Frances M. Conley Joel S. Hatlen
Chairman, Data I/O Vice President/CFO, Data I/O
(206)447-8909 (425)881-6444
DATA I/O ANNOUNCES NEW CEO
REDMOND, WASHINGTON -- April 7, 1998 -- Data I/O-Registered Trademark-
Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO) announced today that David C. Bullis has been
selected as the new chief executive officer and president of Data I/O
Corporation starting May 1, 1998.
Dave Bullis is currently senior vice president of Synopsys, Inc., where he has
been responsible for the company's electronic design automation ("EDA") modeling
and verification businesses. He has also held positions of senior vice president
and general manager, vice president engineering, vice president of sales and
marketing and president/chief executive officer at various companies in EDA and
electronic instrumentation during his career. Prior to Synopsys, he was vice
president and general manager for Logic Modeling and was a founder of Summation,
Inc.
Dave holds a BSEE from Iowa State University and an MSEE from Colorado State
University. "Data I/O Corporation is fortunate to have found a leader with
Dave's range of relevant experience," said Fran Conley, chairman of the board of
directors. "The board of directors has done a comprehensive search, and we are
confident that Dave will lead the company to new levels of success."
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Data I/O Corporation, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1997, is the
world leader in device programming and handling solutions, providing the most
comprehensive product offering from design through manufacturing of programmable
integrated circuits. It is the first and only device programming systems
supplier to receive ISO 9001 certification. The company, which is publicly
traded (NASDAQ: DAIO), is headquartered in Redmond, Wash., and has sales and
service offices worldwide. The company's worldwide web address is
http://www.data-io.com.
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SIGNATURES
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.
Data I/O Corporation
April 10, 1998 By /s/Joel S. Hatlen
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Joel S. Hatlen
Vice President - Finance
Chief Financial Officer
Secretary and Treasurer
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