Advanced Photonix, Inc. to Present at the 13th Annual Needham Growth Conference

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex: API) (the "Company"), announced today that the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Kurtz, and Chief Financial Officer, Robin Risser will present at the Needham & Company 13th Annual Growth Conference on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 3:30 PM ET at the New York Palace Hotel, New York City.

Recognized as the largest and best-known growth conference on Wall Street, over 1,500 institutional investors and venture capital professionals are anticipated to attend the Needham Growth Conference ("NGC") to hear the latest updates from senior management teams of both public and private companies

The presentation on the company's business model, market opportunities and growth strategies will be available after the presentation date in the investor relations section of Advanced Photonix's Web site.

Parties interested in scheduling a one-on-one meeting with Mr. Kurtz and Mr. Risser are encouraged to contact their Needham representative.

Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex API) is a leading vertically integrated optoelectronic semiconductor manufacturer of optoelectronic solutions, high-speed optical receivers and terahertz instrumentation to a global OEM customer base.  Products include patented silicon (Si), indium phosphide (InP) and gallium arsinide (GaAs) based APD, PIN, and FILTRODE® photodetectors; high-speed optical receivers; and the T-Ray™ 4000 THz product platform. More information on Advanced Photonix can be found at http://www.advancedphotonix.com.  

Forward-looking Statements:

The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable but are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, unforeseen technological obstacles which may prevent or slow the development and/or manufacture of new products; potential problems with the integration of the acquired company and its technology and possible inability to achieve expected synergies; obstacles to successfully combining product offerings and lack of customer acceptance of such offerings; limited (or slower than anticipated) customer acceptance of new products which have been and are being developed by the Company; and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic products. API-G

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