MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canon Inc., the parent company of Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today the successful development of the world’s first* practical use germanium immersion grating,† making possible a significant reduction in the size of infrared spectrometers used in astronomical and other applications. Through the application of the Canon-developed germanium immersion grating, spectrometers could be drastically reduced to approximately 1/64t