EMCORE Corporation to Participate at the 19th Annu

ALHAMBRA, Calif., Jan. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR ), a leading provider of Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chips, components, subsystems, and systems for the broadband and specialty fiber optics market, today announced that management of EMCORE Corporation will participate at the 19 ^th Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York City on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST.

A live webcast and a replay webcast of the presentation will be available at http://investor.emcore.com

About EMCORE EMCORE Corporation designs and manufactures Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chips, components, subsystems and systems for the broadband and specialty fiber optics market. EMCORE was the pioneer in linear fiber optic transmission technology, and today is a leader in optical components, as well as a provider of complete end-to-end solutions for high-speed communications network infrastructures, enabling systems and service providers to meet growing demand for bandwidth and connectivity. EMCORE’s advanced optical technologies are designed for cable television (CATV) and fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) networks, telecommunications and data centers, satellite communications, aerospace and defense, wireless networks, and broadcast and professional audio/video systems. With its world-class InP semiconductor wafer fabrication facility, EMCORE has fully vertically-integrated manufacturing capability and also provides contract design, foundry and component packaging services. EMCORE is headquartered in Alhambra, California with InP wafer fabrication operations in Alhambra, and ISO 9001 certified manufacturing in Alhambra, California; Ivyland, Pennsylvania; Beijing, China; and Langfang, China. For further information about EMCORE, visit http://www.emcore.com .

Contact: EMCORE Corporation Jikun Kim (626) 293-3400 investor@emcore.com Sapphire Investor Relations, LLC Erica Mannion or Michael Funari (617) 542-6180 investor@emcore.com