8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 24, 2000
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                               EMCORE CORPORATION


               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)




        New Jersey                   0-22175                  22-2746503
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     State or other               (Commission               (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of              File Number)              Identification No.)
     incorporation



145 Belmont Drive, Somerset, New Jersey                                  08873
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(Address of principal offices)                                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code                 (732) 271-9090


394 Elizabeth Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey  08873
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report






Item 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     On August 24, 2000,  EMCORE  Corporation  issued the press release  annexed
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the declaration of a two-for-one stock split.


Item 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

          Exhibit No.        Exhibit Description
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          99.1               Press Release dated August 24, 2000


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                               EMCORE CORPORATION
                                               (Registrant)


                                               By:    /s/ Thomas G. Werthan
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                                                      Thomas G. Werthan
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  August 25, 2000

EX-99.1

EMCORE ANNOUNCES 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT

SOMERSET,  N.J. -- August 24, 2000--EMCORE  Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR) announced
today that its Board of Directors has declared a two-for-one  stock  dividend to
be effected as a special  stock  distribution  of one share of common  stock for
each share of the Company's common stock outstanding.  Stockholders of record on
September 18, 2000,  will receive one additional  share of common stock for each
share of the Company's common stock held on that date.

The payment date will be  September  25,  2000.  On or about that date,  the new
shares will be mailed from the Company's transfer agent, American Stock Transfer
& Trust Company.  The stock split will increase the number of shares outstanding
to  approximately  34 million.  The Company expects that its outstanding  common
stock will begin to trade on a post-split basis on September 26, 2000.

Reuben  Richards,  EMCORE's  President and Chief Executive  Officer,  commented,
"This dividend should broaden the  distribution  and increase the  marketability
and liquidity of EMCORE common stock. Equally important, growth among all of our
product lines has exceeded  expectations,  and management believes the Company's
product  opportunities  will  continue  to  enhance  the  value  per  share on a
post-split basis."

Appropriate  adjustments will be made in accord with the relevant conversion and
exercise terms of EMCORE instruments to acquire EMCORE common stock.

EMCORE  Corporation  offers a  versatile  portfolio  of  compound  semiconductor
solutions for the rapidly expanding  broadband and wirelesss  communications and
solid state lighting  markets.  The Company's  integrated  solutions  philosophy
embodies state of the art technology,  material  science  expertise and a shared
vision of our customer's  goals and objectives to be leaders and pioneers in the
rapidly growing world of compound  semiconductors.  EMCORE's  solutions include:
optical components for high speed data and  telecommunications;  solar cells for
global  satellite  communications;   electronic  materials  for  high  bandwidth
communications  systems, such as Internet access and wireless telephones;  MOCVD
tools for the growth of GaAs, AlGaAs,  InP, InGaAsP,  GaN, InGaN, AlGaN, and SiC
epitaxial   materials  used  in  numerous   applications,   including  data  and
telecommunications modules, cellular telephones, solar cells and high brightness
LEDs. For further information about EMCORE, visit Error! Bookmark not defined..

The information  provided herein may include  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 relating to future events that involve risks and
uncertainties.   Actual  operating  results  may  differ  materially  from  such
forward-looking  statements  and are subject to certain risks,  including  risks
arising  from:  cancellations,  rescheduling  or  delays in  product  shipments;
manufacturing  capacity  constraints;  lengthy sales and  qualification  cycles;
difficulties  in the  production  process;  changes  in  semiconductor  industry
growth,  increased  competition,  delays in developing and  commercializing  new
products,  and other factors  described in EMCORE's  filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.  The forward-looking  statements contained in this news
release are made as of the date hereof and EMCORE does not assume any obligation
to update the reasons why actual  results  could  differ  materially  from those
projected in the forward-looking statements.