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                               EMCORE CORPORATION
                            FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE

This  Schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  financial  statements  of EMCORE  Corporation  for the fiscal year
ended  September 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.



                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END>                    SEP-30-2000
<CASH>                           50,849
<SECURITIES>                     50,896
<RECEIVABLES>                    21,639
<ALLOWANCES>                     (1,065)
<INVENTORY>                      30,724
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                154,872
<PP&E>                          101,161
<DEPRECIATION>                  (31,460)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  243,902
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>            43,285
<BONDS>                               0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                 0
<PREFERRED>                           0
<COMMON>                        314,780
<OTHER-SE>                     (115,458)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>    243,902
<SALES>                         104,506
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                104,506
<CGS>                           (61,301)
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   (61,301)
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                (68,348)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                      0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 (342)
<INCOME-PRETAX>                 (25,485)
<INCOME-TAX>                          0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   0
<DISCONTINUED>                        0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                       0
<CHANGES>                             0
<NET-INCOME>                    (25,485)
<EPS-BASIC>                       (0.82)
<EPS-DILUTED>                     (0.82)