SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION
Published on August 9, 2006
CERTIFICATION
BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of EMCORE Corporation (the
"Company") for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, as filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Reuben F. Richards,
Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to §
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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Date:
August 9, 2006
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By:
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Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
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Reuben
F. Richards, Jr.
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President
& CEO
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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This
Certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant
to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall
not be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
whether made before or after the date of this Report, irrespective of any
general incorporation language contained in such filing.
A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its
staff upon request.