EXHIBIT 32.1
Published on December 30, 2008
STATEMENT
REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. Sec.1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT
TO Sec.906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of EMCORE Corporation (the
"Company") for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Hong Q.
Hou, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1) The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2) 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:
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December
30, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Hong Q. Hou
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Hong
Q. Hou, Ph.D.
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Chief
Executive Officer
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to EMCORE Corporation and will be retained by EMCORE Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
This certification has not been, and shall not be deemed to be, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.