Data I/O

The buy-or-outsource decision has been the default in device programming for decades. Both options are familiar. Both have trade-offs that tend to surface at the worst possible time.

Owned equipment locks in capital, staff, and a depreciation clock. When device families change, the conversation about another purchase begins.

Outsourced programming moves devices off-site. Traceability breaks at the handoff. Lead times stretch. When security provisioning is involved, cryptographic keys and signed firmware included, the risks grow significantly.

Data I/O offers a third path. Production-grade programming equipment deployed on the factory floor, operated as a managed service. No CapEx. No dedicated operators. No technology refresh cycles. Pay per device programmed.

The equipment stays on-site. Data I/O handles everything else.

It's the only offering of its kind in the programming industry: https://na2.hubs.ly/H06dRNV0

Most engineers don't benchmark their programming platform. We did.

Take the Macronix MX25L25645G (256 Mbit SPI NOR flash) for example:
⏲️ The FlashCORE manual programmer gets it done in 63 seconds.
⏲️ The LumenX manual programmer takes just 24.5 seconds.

That's 61% faster — Program + Verify, same device, same image. Not a spec sheet estimate, a measured cycle time from Data I/O engineering.

The improvement holds across the SPI NOR range: 39% to 61% faster depending on density. On eMMC, the gap reaches 95%.

If you're running FlashCORE, it's worth knowing where your cycle times stand. We built a calculator where you can look up your specific part number and see the side-by-side comparison.

🔗 See how much time you can save: https://na2.hubs.ly/H065c7T0

Data I/O President and CEO Bill Wentworth sat down with Robert Kraft of Planet MicroCap for a conversation about the company's vision, platform strategy, and what is coming next.

Bill shares how Data I/O is expanding beyond traditional device programming into larger markets and new service models, and why the platform is positioned to play a bigger role across the electronics manufacturing supply chain.

Topics covered include:
◆ Platform expansion and TAM growth
◆ Programming as a Service and the shift from CapEx to OpEx
◆ New products coming in the next 12 months
◆ The strategic role of device programming in modern electronics manufacturing

Worth watching for anyone in electronics manufacturing, semiconductor supply chain, or following $DAIO.

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