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Emcore Faces Delisting $EMKR

Emcore (NASDAQ: EMKR), a supplier of semiconductors to the CPV market (as well as a builder of optical communication components), received adelisting notice from NASDAQ in August and has until Oct. 18 to submit a plan to regain compliance.  Emcore’s Solar Power group buildshigh-efficiency gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells, coveredinterconnect cells, integrated solar panels and [...]

Emcore (EMKR) To Supply Solar Panels For Cygnus Spacecraft

Emcore just announced that they have a contract with Dutch Space tosupply solar panels to power the Cygnus spacecraft.  The spacecraft,which is being developed for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Service (CRS)project by Orbital Sciences Corp, should launch in 2011 and will beused to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. The total value of Emcore’s contract [...]

EMCORE (EMKR) Gets 3Yr $17 Million Solar Supply Deal With Northrup Grumman (NOC)

EMCORE (EMKR) announced before the close today that they have secured a solar supply deal with Northrup Grumman (NOC)for Northrup’s space based global climate monitoring systems and othersatellite missions through 2012.  The deal has a potential value of $17million.  EMCORE is the leading player for solar applications in spacebased operations.  Christopher Larocca, EMCORE’s CEO, said, [...]

EMCORE Corporation (EMKR) Awarded Solar Contract By Boeing (BA)

EMCORE just announced that it is working with Boeing Corporation andother leading companies on the Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST)program for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Theproject aims to develop a power generation system capable of creating175 kilowatts of power. The system would be used to power spacecraftfor ultra-high-power communications, space radar, satellite [...]

Emcore (EMKR) Gets Air Force Solar Contract For Space Applications

EMCORE (EMKR) is announcing yet another solar contract for space applications.  Just last week Alison reported the news that Emcore had been awarded a NASA contract to produce solar panelsfor the Global Precipitation Measurement aircraft.  Today, the companyis announcing a $5.7 million contract with the Air Force to develophigh efficiency solar cells for space applications [...]