SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ________________________ 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): March 12, 2001 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) Page 1 of 2 Pages Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year Data I/O Corporation has reported on a fifty-two, fifty-three week basis. The last reporting period using this fiscal period was the year ended December 28, 2000. Data I/O Corporation's Board of Directors approved a resolution on March 12, 2001 to change the Company's reporting period to a calendar year and calendar quarter basis effective for the current fiscal year. The first quarter of 2001 shall cover the period December 29, 2000 to March 31, 2001 and will be reported on Form 10-Q. No transition report will be required. The fiscal year 2001 shall cover the period December 29, 2000 to December 31, 2001 and will be reported on the Form 10-K. 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 March 19, 2001 By /s/Joel S. Hatlen Joel S. Hatlen Vice President - Finance Chief Financial Officer Secretary and Treasurer