Germanium is a semiconductor in group IVA of the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 32, an atomic weight of 72.59, and a density of 5.32 Mg/m 3. Its melting temperature is 937.4 C. Germanium ...

According to the USGS, gallium prices could increase by more than 150% and germanium prices by 26% in the event of a total ...

Semiconductor crystals were used in radio and radar receivers because ... accidentally discovered that a crystal of germanium -- a semiconductor which was not well understood at the time ...

Germanium is very similar to silicon ... Only a handful of SiGe transistors are used in mobile phones, while tens of thousands are used in optical switches, DACs and ADCs. See silicon and strained ...

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