DATA I/O CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

May 21, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DATA I/O CORP (DAIO)
CIK: 0000351998
Period of Report: 2008-05-19

Reporting Person: HATLEN JOEL S (Chief Financial Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-05-19	Non-Qualified Option	$5.98	A	20000	Acquired	2014-05-19	Non-Qualified Option (20000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The stock option becomes exercisable in 16 equal quarterly installments, commencing one quarter following the date of grant.