Semiconductor Processing Equipment
Data I/O Announces New Generation Flash Technology
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 1 /-- Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) has today released a new generation of device programming technology that continues the company's leadership position in providing the most advanced programmable device support for Flash memory and microcontroller devices. Known as FlashCORE II, this hardware and software combination significantly extends the company's advanced architectures and programming solutions for the FlashCORE family of programming systems -- including the ProLine RoadRunner inline systems, the PS offline systems, the FLX500 automated desktop systems, and the FlashPAK manual desktop system.
The first generation FlashCORE was introduced for Flash memory devices and later extended to support Flash microcontrollers. FlashCORE systems have enjoyed a broad range of installations in automotive and wireless manufacturing companies throughout the world as well as all the major commercial programming centers.
Data I/O's Flash-optimized technology has set the standard for programming speeds as designed by the semiconductor manufacturers. Data I/O's automated handling systems and proprietary contact technology provide the highest yields available in the industry. FlashCORE II represents a significant extension of the previous generation in terms of current and future breadth of Flash device support.
"The market acceptance for our previous generation has been strong, and the value of the technology has been repeatedly field-proven," noted Harald Weigelt, Vice President Worldwide Sales & Marketing. "FlashCORE II provides a continued support path for the latest devices and also protects our customers' original investment in our automated solutions. In some cases, such as with the ProLINE RoadRunner, customers using large geometry devices can also achieve a significant performance gain because of this technology."
New FlashCORE systems shipments beginning this month include the FlashCORE II technology. Field upgrade kits are also available for existing automated system installations to include the FlashCORE II technology.
About Data I/O Corporation
With over 35 years of expertise in delivering intellectual property to programmable devices, Data I/O offers complete, integrated manufacturing solutions in wireless, automotive, programming center, semiconductor, and industrial control market segments for OEM, ODM, EMS and semiconductor companies. Data I/O provides hardware and software solutions for turn-key programming and device testing services, as well as in-system (on-board), in-line (right before use at the SMT line), or in-socket (off-line) programming with special manufacturing options such as serialization, traceability, version control, statistical data logging, co-planarity test, and bad block management. These solutions are scalable for small, medium and large volume applications with different device mixes. For further information on Data I/O, please visit www.dataio.com/ or call (425) 881-6444.
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CONTACT: Jennifer Higgins of Data I-O Corporation, +1-425-867-6922, higginj@dataio.com
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