Gould Electronics

Former American Conglomerate company Gould Electronics GmbHIndustrySemiconductorsFounded1928; 98 years ago (1928)Defunct2014; 12 years ago (2014)Fateclosed by its corporate owner, JX Nippon Mining & MetalsHeadquartersEichstetten, GermanyArea servedUnited States, Asia, EuropeOwnerJX Nippon Mining & MetalsParentJX HoldingsWebsitegould.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-02-04) Gould Electronics Inc. was a manufacturer of electronics and batteries that branched into other fields before being partially absorbed in 1988 by Nippon Mining (now JX Holdings) and closed by them in 2014. The company had its origins in several battery manufacturers who were consolidated in the period under the ownership of the National Battery Co. History Gould had its origin in a number of companies, including both the Gould Storage Battery Corporation (founded 1899) and the National Lead Battery Company (founded 1920 in Saint Paul, Minnesota). Gould Storage Battery had been founded by Charles A. Gould and was a 100% owned subsidiary of his Gould Coupler Company based in Depew, New York. During the World War I the company along with Exide had manufactured batteries for US Navy submarines. During the 192