 ALHAMBRA, CA, March 17, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- EMCORE Corporation Nasdaq: EMKR, a leading provider of advanced mixed-signal products that serve the aerospace defense and broadband communications markets, announced today that it has been awarded a development contract valued at 1.1 million by a major U.S. prime contractor to design and manufacture a high-end Inertial Measurement Unit IMU for tactical intelligence and reconnaissance systems. The prototype phase has been successfully completed and as part of the contract in this follow-on phase, EMCORE will deliver initial production units that will be used for proof of manufacturing and system level qualification. 