EMCORE PRESS RELEASE
Published on February 25, 2008
EXHIBIT
99.1
PRESS RELEASE
EMCORE
Completes Acquisition of Intel’s Optical Telecom
Assets
ALBUQUERQUE,
NM, February 22, 2008 -- EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR - News), a leading
provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the
broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today
announced completion of the acquisition of the telecom-related portion of
Intel’s Optical Platform Division. The telecom assets EMCORE acquired include
intellectual property, assets and technology comprised of tunable lasers,
tunable transponders, 300-pin transponders, and integrated tunable laser
assemblies (ITLA). The acquisition agreement was signed and announced on
December 18, 2007. The purchase price was $85 million in cash and
common stock.
This
acquisition enhances EMCORE’s presence in the telecommunications market segment
and expands its fiber optics product portfolio. The acquired assets
will be integrated into EMCORE’s Digital Products Division (EDP). “We
are excited about the addition of the product portfolio, customer base, and
the
business and technical personnel from this acquisition. EMCORE is now one of
a
very few companies able to offer customers products for long-haul telecom,
DWDM,
enterprise and storage applications. Furthermore, EMCORE will
leverage its infrastructure of contract manufacturing and the vertical
integration on both the long- and short-wavelength products to continue its
cost
reduction effort,” said Stephen Krasulick VP & GM of EDP. “We look forward
to working closely with the customers of the Intel product lines and to further
expanding and strengthening our relationship with our existing customer base,”
added Mr. Krasulick.
EMCORE
will showcase its new fiber optic products, through its internal effort and
from
this Intel asset acquisition, at the upcoming Optical Fiber Communications
(OFC)
show in San Diego, California.
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 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.
Safe
Harbor:
Statements
in this press release that are not historical facts, and the assumptions
underlying such statements, constitute "forward- looking statements" and
assumptions underlying "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including
whether the newly acquired operations can be successfully integrated in EMCORE’s
existing operations, retention of key personnel and suppliers, and whether
EMCORE will be accepted as a supplier by existing customers of these operations.
Readers should also review the risk factors set forth in EMCORE's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. These forward-looking
statements are made as of the date hereof, and EMCORE does not assume any
obligation to update these statements.
CONTACT:
EMCORE
Corporation
Adam
Gushard - Interim Chief Financial Officer
(505)
332-5000
info@emcore.com
TTC
Group
Vic
Allgeier
(646)
290-6400
vic@ttcominc.com