EMCORE Corporation to Present at Investor Conferences

ALBUQUERQUE, NM--(Marketwire - January 7, 2011) - EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components, subsystems, and systems for the fiber optics and solar power markets, today announced that the Company's management will speak at two upcoming investor conferences, including the 13th Annual Needham Growth Conference on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 11:20am ET and at the Jefferies Global Clean Technology Conference on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 with a presentation time to be determined. Both conferences are located at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

About EMCORE:
EMCORE Corporation is a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets. EMCORE's Fiber Optics unit 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 unit 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 www.emcore.com.

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

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