EXHIBIT 23.1


               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Data I/O  Corporation  1982 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
As  Amended  of  our  report  dated  February  7,  2001,  with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial statements and schedule of Data I/O Corporation included
in its Annual  Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended  December  28, 2000,  filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Seattle, Washington
January 31, 2002