REDMOND, Wash., March 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO), a leading global provider of advanced data programming and security provisioning solutions for flash-memory, flash based microcontrollers and secure elements, today announced that its management is scheduled to participate in the 30^th Annual ROTH Conference on March 12, 2018.

For its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017, Data I/O reported revenue and bookings at the highest levels in 11 years for the period, driven by continued strength from its prominent positions in the automotive electronics/infotainment and Internet-of-Things (IoT) sectors. At the conference, management will be discussing its current views and momentum on the automotive electronics industry as well as its new, award winning SentriX™ Security Provisioning Platform.

The ROTH event provides an opportunity to present to a group audience as well as to meet on a 1:1 basis throughout the day with institutional investors. To schedule a meeting with management, please contact the Company’s investor relations representative Jordan Darrow at 512-551-9296 or jdarrow@darrowir.com. The presentation materials utilized during the conference will be available on the investor relations section of Data I/O’s website at www.dataio.com.

About Data I/O Corporation

Since 1972 Data I/O has developed innovative solutions to enable the design and manufacture of electronic products for automotive, industrial/Internet-of-Things and consumer electronics markets and their programming center and contract manufacturing partners. Today, our customers manufacture hundreds of millions of products each year using Data I/O programming solutions to reliably, securely, and cost-effectively deliver their Intellectual Property into programmable devices. Our expertise in programmable integrated circuits, global supply chain processes, factory integration and IP management and protection helps bring innovative new products to life. These solutions are backed by a global network of Data I/O support and service providers, ensuring success for our customers.

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