Data I/O Proposes to Acquire Embedded Software Security Assets from IAR

Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO) and I.A.R. Systems AB (“IAR”) today jointly announced that Data I/O has entered into a non-binding LOI to acquire the embedded software security IP and related assets from IAR. Financial terms of the transaction and anticipated timing were not disclosed. The proposed acquisition builds directly on the companies’ February 2026 announcement of a technology collaboration unifying security provisioning from embedded design through manufacturing. With this transaction, Data I/O will bring in-house the core technology underlying that collaboration — including the Embedded Trust and Secure Deploy platforms, the eSecIP toolchain, and the certificate authority and provisioning infrastructure originally developed by IAR — while IAR and Data I/O continue their commercial partnership. Full ownership of the IAR embedded software security technology stack will give Data I/O direct control over the security provisioning roadmap, device support, and release cadence, and position the company to extend its security offering upstream into the design phase while continuing to serve customers through its industry-proven programming and provisioning platforms. The acquisition expands our provisioning platform by giving engineers the ability to design with security in mind as opposed to an afterthought. As Data I/O continues its transformation this strengthens the company's position as government regulations and industry standards — including the EU Cyber Re...