Clemens Winkler named germanium from the Latin word Germania meaning Germany. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
A simple integrated circuit in germanium, a commonly used semiconductor at that time. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 2000] Reference
The project I worked on was the measurement of the lifetime of photo-excited carriers in germanium. From Wordnik.com. [Robert C. Richardson - Autobiography] Reference
Xilingol, it turns out, may have China's largest deposit of germanium, which is found in the dust of the local brown coal. From Wordnik.com. [Inland can generate power, and cleanly too] Reference
A mineral called germanium that helps in avoiding cancer. From Wordnik.com. [SBWire - Latest Press Releases] Reference
The semiconductors now in use are artificial products made from elements such as germanium or silicon. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1956 - Presentation Speech] Reference
However, germanium rarely forms distinct minerals. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
I saw germanium in the groundwater and dead careers. From Wordnik.com. [Microserfs]
In Japan, organic germanium is used to treat cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » “Lapdogs” and the FDL Book Salon] Reference
Winkler discovered germanium in the mineral argyrodite. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
Coal ash might one day become a significant source of germanium. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
This, by the way, is why silicon replaced germanium transistors. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
The form of germanium we take, as labeled on the bottle is this. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » “Lapdogs” and the FDL Book Salon] Reference
The most important semiconductors are silicon, germanium and selenium. From Wordnik.com. [2. Fundamental Quantities of Electrical Engineering] Reference
Silicon germanium makes its mark, D. Paul, Physics World, p. 27, February. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 2000] Reference
The existence of germanium was predicted in 1871 by the chemist Mendeleev. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
Silicon can be used in place of germanium for many electronic applications. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
He said the test proves that the company's silicon germanium process is viable. From Wordnik.com. [Chip Advances Chase Moore's Law] Reference
Maybe the electronics industry will expand, demanding more gallium or germanium?. From Wordnik.com. [Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege] Reference
The fiber optic industry uses a large portion of the germanium consumed annually. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
Researchers at MIT have demonstrated the first laser that uses the element germanium. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
Now this is a funny lab report, from a very frustrated solderer of germanium to wire. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: March 7, 2004 - March 13, 2004 Archives] Reference
The subsequent discoveries of gallium, scandium, and germanium bore out his predictions. From Wordnik.com. [Futures Imperfect]
At TI he worked under Willis Adcock on development of germanium and silicon transistors. From Wordnik.com. [Oral history interview with Jack S. Kilby] Reference
Two U.S. companies in New York and Oklahoma refine ore material to produce pure germanium. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
Further, I worry that the current silicon/germanium IC technologies are dated and dead end. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Over-Stating Our Ability to Adopt Renewables] Reference
The G-15 had 180 vacuum tube packs and 300 germanium diodes, it had a total of about 450 tubes. From Wordnik.com. [Retroist Access Monday (RAM) – The Bendix G-15 - The Retroist] Reference
Since World War II he has continued in the same line of research with both silicon and germanium. From Wordnik.com. [Walter H. Brattain - Biography] Reference
Another example is a Gore family property that has been mined for zinc and germanium for decades. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Gore’s movie gets five stars for accuracy] Reference
The other factor was economic: The rise of the metal germanium as the jinn of solid-state physics. From Wordnik.com. [Cities In Flight]
Of the germanium imported into the United States, almost all comes from Belgium, China, and Russia. From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
~ Tin and lead, together with silicon and germanium, form a family in Group IV of the periodic table. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
You can also use silicon germanium as an alternative, but ultimately these materials have a finite limit. From Wordnik.com. [Peeking Under Computing's Sheet Metal] Reference
IBM's new chip will run at a mind-boggling 110 GHz, thanks to its use of a silicon germanium semiconductor. From Wordnik.com. [Chip Advances Chase Moore's Law] Reference
Some of you will go to the germanium mines, some to the fishing fleet, some will be apprenticed to various trades. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
The band gap of amorphous silicon can be altered by the formation of alloys with germanium, carbon, tin, and nitrogen. From Wordnik.com. [4 Photovoltaics] Reference
Silicon has been discussed along with the non-metals, while germanium, on account of its rarity, needs only to be mentioned. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
germanium also occurs in significant quantities in carbon-based materials such as coal (though not all coal contains germanium). From Wordnik.com. [Germanium] Reference
Approaches to reduce module costs include fabrication of cells on cheaper substrates, such as silicon or germanium (U.S. DOE 1991). From Wordnik.com. [4 Photovoltaics] Reference
Kilby was successful, making his Urchip (roughly the size of a pencil point) out of germanium , but even here he can't claim exclusivity. From Wordnik.com. [Feb. 6, 1959: Size Matters, Especially in Electronics] Reference
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