EMCORE Corporation to Report Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results on Tuesday, December 21, 2010

ALBUQUERQUE, NM--(Marketwire - December 14, 2010) - EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components, subsystems, and systems for the fiber optics and solar power markets, will announce its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2010 on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 after market close. A conference call discussing the results will follow at 4:30p.m. EST.

Conference Call Information:
To participate in the conference call, U.S. callers should dial (toll free) 877-941-2068 and international callers should dial 480-629-9712. The access code for the call is 4387832. A replay of the call will be available beginning Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. EST until December 28, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The replay call-in number for U.S. callers is 877-870-5176, for international callers it is 858-384-5517 and the access code is 4387832. The call also will be web cast via the Company's web site at http://www.emcore.com. Please go to the site beforehand to download any necessary software.

About EMCORE:
EMCORE Corporation is a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and solar power markets. EMCORE's Fiber Optics segment offers optical components, subsystems and systems that enable the transmission of video, voice and data over high-capacity fiber optic cables for high-speed data and telecommunications, cable television (CATV) and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. EMCORE's Solar Power segment provides solar products for satellite and terrestrial applications. For satellite applications, EMCORE offers high-efficiency compound semiconductor-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells, covered interconnect cells and fully integrated solar panels. For terrestrial applications, EMCORE offers concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems for utility scale solar applications as well as offering its high-efficiency GaAs solar cells and CPV components for use in solar power concentrator systems. For specific information about our company, our products or the markets we serve, please visit our website at http://www.emcore.com.

Contact:
EMCORE Corporation
Mark Weinswig
(505) 332-5000

TTC Group
Victor Allgeier
(646) 290-6400
vic@ttcominc.com