8-K

UNITED STATES

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

November 3, 2008

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

EMCORE CORPORATION

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter

New Jersey	0-22175	22-2746503
State of Incorporation	Commission File Number	IRS Employer Identification Number

10420 Research Road, SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico  87123

Address of principal executive offices, including zip code

(505) 332-5000

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 7.01          Regulation FD Disclosure.

EMCORE Corporation (the "Registrant") plans to attend the AeA Classic Financial Conference in San Diego, CA on November 3, 2008.  A copy of EMCORE's presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	EMCORE presentation for the AeA Classic Financial Conference in San Diego, CA on November 3, 2008.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	EMCORE CORPORATION
Dated: November 3, 2008	By: /s/ John M. Markovich
	Name: John M. Markovich
	Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	EMCORE presentation for the AeA Classic Financial Conference in San Diego, CA on November 3, 2008.

EX-99.1

November 3, 2008

EMCORE Corporation

AeA Financial Conference

November 3-4, 2008 - San Diego, CA

Hong Q. Hou, Chief Executive Officer

John M. Markovich, Chief Financial Officer

Reuben F. Richards, Jr., Executive Chairman

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Statements in this presentation which 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 including, but are not limited to, (a)
statements regarding future product introductions and performance metrics,
(b) statements regarding 2008 and other future financial performance, (c)
statements regarding future development and growth in the Company’s
markets, and (d) statements regarding projected benefits of the Intel
acquisition.and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including
whether such product introductions will be successful and whether such
performance will be achieved, and whether such developments and growth will
occur. 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.

“Safe Harbor” Statement

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

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EMCORE’s Business Units

Global Communications and Power at the Speed of Light

Fiber Optic Components &
Systems for Broadband, 10G
Ethernet,Datacom & Telecom

DataCom Component

Telecom Component

10 GE TRx (LX4, CX4)

Parallel Optical TRx

Fiber Optics

Broadband (EBB)

CATV Tx/Rx

FTTx Tx, PON TRx

RF over fiber links

Fiber-optic gyro

Video Transport

Space and Terrestrial

Solar Power Based on

Multi-Junction Solar Cells

Photovoltaics

Solar Power (EPV)

Space Solar Cells

Space Solar Panels

CPV Solar Cells

Emcore Solar

Power (ESP)

Solar Power System

Based on CPV Cells

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Photovoltaics Division

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Silicon Response Range Limit

Leading III-V Solar Cell Technology
Replacing Silicon Based Applications

§EMCORE’s Technology Employs
Three Compound Semiconductor
Solar Cells in Series

§Each cell is tuned to absorb a
different color of light

§By Converting More Sunlight into
Electricity, EMCORE’s Solar Cells
Operate at Higher Efficiency

§III-V Multi-Junction Technology
Improvements Promise Still Higher
Future Performance

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Solar Flux

Lens

Solar Cell

Receiver

1x

1,000x

Utilizes advanced solar cells to provide the most cost effective solution

Seven 5” Silicon Cells

One 1 cm2 Triple

Junction CPV

Produces As Much
Power As

Terrestrial Application of Triple Junction
Solar Cell with Concentrator

§Lens concentrates solar flux from 500 to 1,000
times normal irradiance

§Area of solar cell is then reduced by a factor of
500 to 1,000 compared to a full coverage

§Conversion efficiency improves under
concentrated illumination

§38% cell efficiency in production

§40% cell efficiency recently achieved

§           Comparison of Solar Module Technologies §§           Crystalline Si: Conversion efficiency of 12-15% at module level §                      Pros:            ¨ Predominant technology ¨ Most versatile for all applications §                      Cons:            ¨ Si shortage (at least until late 2008) ¨ Relatively high price: ~$3.5-3.8/W §                      Thin Film: Conversion efficiency of 5-10% at module level §           Pros:            ¨ Most cost effective ~$2/W ¨ Easy to scale up in production §Cons: ¨ Low efficiency of surface area/land use ¨ Environmental concerns with some materials (Cadmium Telluride) §Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPV): efficiency of 25-30% at module level §Pros: ¨ More cost effective: ~$3.6/W now and <$2/W in 3 years ¨ Most efficient land use – more power generated per area ¨ Less equipment and material requirement for production scale up §Cons: ¨ Suitable for commercial, agricultural, and power utility applications ¨ More efficient for direct illumination than diffused light

Terrestrial  Concentrator Solar  Cells   – History & Roadmap EMCORE Solar Cell Technology – Performance at 500x  45% 40% 42.5% 37.5% 35% 32.5% 30% 2005 2006 2007 2008 P 2010 P 33.0% 36.0% 39.0% 43.0% 45.0% 2nd  Generation (IMM2) Inverted  Meta-MorphicIMM3rd Generation Concentrator  Triple  Junction (CTJ3) 2nd Generation Concentrator Triple Junction (CTJ2) Concentrator  Triple Junction (CTJ) Year Developed

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

CPV Market and Emcore Strategy

Market

§“Sweet spots” for CPV products are geographic areas with high level of Direct Normal
Irradiance (DNI), such as Spain, Italy, Australia, UAE, and US Southwestern states.

§Over 20 pilot installations worldwide, of which 2-3 projects are over 1MW.

§A increasing number of developers, owner/operators, banks, and investors are
beginning to view CPV as the most competitive solution in certain markets.

§Although the uncertainties on Investment Tax Credit (ITC) in the US and new Feed In
Tariffs (FIT) in Spain several months ago resulted in a slowdown in new solar
technology adoption, recently approved extensions of these policies should result in
an acceleration of CPV adoption and installation in these markets.

§Due to the emerging nature of CPV, investors are validating the power production
economics through pilot installations in a variety of geographic markets.

Strategy

§Utilize the current product (Gen-II) to develop market acceptance,

§Team up with strategic partners for international market penetration,

§Accelerate the development and production of the next-Gen (Gen-III) low-cost system
for large-volume deployment. Gen-III’s hardware cost target is $1.75/Watt and is
scheduled for commercial launch in the second half of 2009.

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Terrestrial CPV Components

§Achieved>40% efficient (under 1000x) solar cells from triple-junction design.

§Shipping minimum average 38% efficient CPV cells.

§Three Albuquerque receiver lines fully operational with China close to launch.

§Demonstrated record performance from the IMM design, project CPV efficiency
of 42-45%, targeted to be in production in 2009.

§Providing standard and custom form factors to over 20 CPV customers.

§June backlog for CPV components totaled $52.5M from a diverse customer
base, of which $33M is scheduled to ship in FY09.

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

2004

December 2006

November 2007

Gen I: 10kW

Gen II: 25kW

Four cell prototype

May2008

Commercial Deployment

§25kW Array Performance in Albuquerque, NM

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

7:30

9:30

11:30

13:30

15:30

17:30

Time of Day

CPV System Milestones

§Performance

§Performance at or above the
design target. Overall system
efficiency ~28%

§System Certification

§CE and UL certified

§IEC certification expected by
November 2008

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Terrestrial CPV Systems

§Spain

§Extremadura (0.85MW in 2008)

§ Completed construction and connected to the power grid in September 2008

§ISFOC (0.3MW in 2008)

§ Shipped all modules, construction and connection to complete by December

§SolarIG (0.1MW in 2008)

§100-kW pilot modules shipped and installation scheduled to complete by end of November

§United States

§SunPeak Solar

§ Jointly bidding on a number of US utility projects, short listed on a SoCal utility project (115
MW). Award is expected to be announced by the end of CY2008.

§A Strategic Partner

§ Jointly bidding on a utility project in Southwest (50-80MW), short list will be announced by
the end of November.

§A number of projects under development with various financial partners

§Other Countries

§Many projects in Korea, Canada, China, India, Italy, and UAE are under
development.

Cells Receivers Modules Arrays System Turn-Key    Installer Owner /     Operator Strategic Partnership Opportunities EMCORE Partners §                                Perfect synergy on CPV value chain §           EMCORE to develop CPV products §           High-performance and low cost §           EMCORE/Partner to manufacture CPV  systems w/ leverage from the Partner §                      Greater purchasing power §           International operations §           Jointly develop markets through pilot installations in multiple countries §                      Long Term supply agreement on CPV systems

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Video Services and “Triple Play” Bandwidth are Driving the Market

Telcos	Services	MSOs
1Mb/s (DSL) going to 50 Mb/s (FiOS)	High-speed Internet	2Mb/s going to 50Mb/s (DOCSIS3.0)
25 channels going to 200	HD-TV Channels	25 channels going to 200 channels
FIOS and U-Verse	Major CAPEX	DOCSIS3.0 and Switched Video

Source: Verizon

Broadband Market Drivers

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

1550nm Transmitters,
Video Receivers,
PON Transceivers,
EDFA’s

RF Satellite Links
Tx/Rx/Delay Lines,
FOG’s, THz, Lithium
Niobate Devices

Analog Video,
HDTV/DTV Video, Mobile
Video and
IP Transport

CATV Transmitters &
Receivers, Subassembly
Boards, Lasers,
Photodiodes

SPECIALTY

VIDEO

FTTx

CATV

Broadband Products

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Broadband Business

§We are a leading provider of Broadband Components and Systems

§Consolidated technology, IP, product portfolio & CATV customer base

§Positioned as “Arms Merchant” to MSO and Telecom for broadband
buildout to offer “triple play” services

§Major supplier to equipment OEMs serving multi-service operators (MSO’s)

•~80% share of the non-captive market in the US

§Emerging supplier of FTTP components

•One of the two qualified B-PON transceiver suppliers to Verizon, and gaining
market share

•Approved vendor to 3 major G-PON transceiver customers

•Competitive cost through China manufacturing and vertical integration

§Market Drivers of CATV Business

§Upgrade HFC network to 1 GHz to offer more value-added premium services

§Build new networks to businesses to offer commercial services

§Strong overseas market demand in Eastern Europe, Russia, India, China, etc

§Penetrated into the high growth video transport and IPTV markets

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

● 2.5 & 5Gb/s per ch parallel
Optic Tx / Rx in SNAP-12
● 4-lane parallel TxRx OMC
● TxRx-based optical cable

● 10 Gb/s VCSELs & PDs
● 10Gb/s DFB & PDs
● GPON TO Cans
● 1-10 Gb/s TOSA/ROSA

● Full C&L-BandTunable
Lasers, ITLAs, & trspdrs
● 300-pin Transponders,
● 80-km XFP

Components

LAN / SAN

Parallel Optics

Telecom Transport

Telecom / Datacom Products

●Xenpak/X2LX4, CX4, LR,
SR, ER TxRxs
● 1/2/4 Gb/s SFF/SFP TxRx
● SFP+ and XFP TxRxs

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Enhanced Fiber Optics Positioning

§ RHK viewed Intel as one of the most diverse supplier of Optical modules

§ Acquisition of Intel’s OPD moves EMCORE into a leading industry position

“EMCORE has proven it
can grow its business
through selective
product offerings in
optical components. Its
acquisition of much of
Intel's OPD is another
example. Clearly
EMCORE was interested
in entering the full-band
tunable transponder
market. It acquired good
technology from Intel
that can bring in revenue
today” - - Ovum RHK

Emcore

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Intel’s Asset Acquisition

§Strengthens EMCORE’s competitive position in Telecom, LAN, SAN, and
high-performance computing

§Strong synergy with EMCORE’s infrastructure and products

§Combined with internal laser and photodetector capability, EMCORE will be one
of the few vertically integrated telecom fiber optics module suppliers.

§Ability to amortize existing fab and contract manufacturer infrastructure costs to
improve gross margin.

§Status of integration

§Transition services completed in August,

§Both the Telecom and Enterprise businesses are fully integrated,

§Customers are happy with the smooth transition and more dedicated service from
EMCORE,

§Consolidation synergy and financial benefits are being recognized.

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EMCORE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Recent Developments

§Strategic Partner

§An agreement (MOU) was signed in August with an international conglomerate to
jointly develop solar power projects in the US and internationally.

§A Joint Bid with the Partner on a 50-80MW Project

§Submitted in October, short list for this project with a Southwestern utility
company in the US will be announced by the end of November.

§A $25M Line of Credit with Bank of America Was Established

§Closed in September, this credit facility will assist with the need of working capital
for solar business.

§A $27M Industry Revenue Bond (IRB) Was Granted by City of Albuquerque

§Signed in October, this IRB will be utilized to offset the tax liability for new
investment in our solar business in Albuquerque.

November 3, 2008

EMCORE Corporation

AeA Financial Conference

November 3-4, 2008 - San Diego, CA

Hong Q. Hou, Chief Executive Officer

John M. Markovich, Chief Financial Officer

Reuben F. Richards, Jr., Executive Chairman