EMCORE Corporation to Report Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Results on Monday, August 16, 2010

ALBUQUERQUE, NM--(Marketwire - August 9, 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 third quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2010 on Monday, August 16, 2010 after market close. A conference call discussing the results will follow at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Conference Call Information:
To participate in the conference call, U.S. callers should dial (toll free) 877-856-1962 and international callers should dial 719-325-4834. The access code for the call is 8490497. A replay of the call will be available beginning Monday, August 16, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. EST until August 23, 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 8490497. 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.

Contacts:
EMCORE Corporation
Silvia M. Gentile
Executive Offices
(505) 323-3417
info@emcore.com

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