Ottawa / Washington / DC / Revere / Quapaw / Plainview / Clarksville / Somerset / Brussels / /
Company
IBM / Eagle-Picher Inc. / United States Mineral Resources / Emcore Corp. / TABLE 1 U.S. IMPORT / Savage Resources Ltd. / Ge / Cabot Corp. / Wilson / New York Times / SiGe Microsystems Inc. / World Review / Union Minière SA / Atomergic Chemetals Corp. / Siemens / /
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Taiwan / Germany / Romania / Barbados / Netherlands / Belgium / France / Japan / Russia / United States / Brazil / Soviet Union / Canada / United Kingdom / China / Israel / Ukraine / Spain / /
Currency
pence / USD / CAD / /
Event
Funding / M&A / Business Partnership / /
Facility
University of Delaware / Elmwood-Gordonsville Mine / /
IndustryTerm
semiconductor technology / aerospace applications / visible light optical systems / telecommunications industry / communication satellite launch delays / satellite communications / microelectronic and microelectrical devices / cheaper chip / temperature semiconductor devices / involved satellite communication systems / germanium-rich residues / integrated circuits / wireless communication systems / zinc mining operations / satellite communications systems / metal / satellite systems / germanium metal / electrical/solar applications / satellite communication systems / ferrous metal news / fiberoptic interconnect hardware / metal prices / metal ingots / infrared optical systems / polycrystalline germanium metal / /
Organization
Defense Logistics Agency / Bureau of the Census / Union Minière SA’s Electro-Optic Materials Business Unit in Belgium / U.S. Bureau / Electro-Optic Materials Department of Eagle-Picher / University of Delaware / U.S. Department of Defense / Congress / Canada’s National Research Council / /
GERMANIUM By Robert D. Brown Domestic survey data and table were prepared by Carolyn F. Crews, statistical assistant. Germanium, a grayish-white element, is a semiconductor, with electrical characteristics between those