Superconductor Technologies Inc. Announces Timing

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq: SCON ), a world leader in the development and production of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies, intends to release its second quarter 2013 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. STI will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast that same day at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time to discuss its results. Participating in the call will be Jeff Quiram, president and chief executive officer; and Bill Buchanan, vice president and chief financial officer.

To listen to the call live, please dial 1-877-941-0844 at least 10 minutes before the start of the conference. International participants may dial 1-480-629-9835. The conference ID is 4631191. The call will be webcast and can be accessed from the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website at http://www.suptech.com . A telephone replay will be available until midnight ET on August 16 ^th by dialing 1-800-406-7325 or 1-303-590-3030, and entering pass code 4631191. A replay will also be available at the web address above.

About Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI)

Superconductor Technologies Inc., headquartered in Austin, TX, has been a world leader in HTS materials since 1987, developing more than 100 patents as well as proprietary trade secrets and manufacturing expertise. For more than a decade, STI has been providing innovative interference elimination and network enhancement solutions to the commercial wireless industry. The company is currently leveraging its key enabling technologies, including RF filtering, HTS materials and cryogenics to develop energy efficient, cost-effective and high performance second generation (2G) HTS wire for existing and emerging power applications, to develop applications for advanced RF wireless solutions and innovative adaptive filtering, and for government R&D. Superconductor Technologies Inc.'s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol "SCON." For more information about STI, please visit http://www.suptech.com .

Investor Relations Contact Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman LHA +1-415-433-3777