SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (NasdaqCM:SCON - News), a leading provider of advanced wireless solutions, innovative adaptive filtering, and world class cryogenic products for commercial and government applications, announced Dr. Robert B. Hammond, chief technical officer and senior vice president, will present at the Verizon Wireless-hosted event: ``LTE Network Deployment Options: Implementing next-generation mobile networks with minimum CAPEX and OPEX'' on November 13th. The event is part of LTE Week, which is being held in San Diego and sponsored by International Wireless Industry Consortium (IWPC).

Verizon's LTE Network Deployment Options program will examine implementation of LTE networks and provide participants with a better understanding of how LTE infrastructure will be different than 3G hardware, including how to upgrade existing cell sites and outfit new sites.

Dr. Hammond's presentation is titled ``Evaluating 700 MHz LTE MIMO Network Performance with Current and Emerging Interference Challenges.''

About IWPC

The IWPC is a pro-active international community of wireless and RF product OEMs and their suppliers. Its mission is to facilitate communication up and down the entire supply chain to: identify and clarify markets, products/service opportunities; reduce costs; improve performance; and decrease time to market for all things wireless. More information can be found at http://www.iwpc.org.

About Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI)

STI, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, is a leading provider of high performance infrastructure products for wireless voice and data application as well as advanced HTS thin film deposition techniques and cooling technologies. Commercially, STI's SuperLink(r) solution increases capacity utilization, lowers dropped and blocked calls, extends coverage, and enables faster wireless data rates. Its AmpLink(tm) solution enhances the performance of wireless base stations by improving receiver sensitivity and geographic coverage.

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