Canon closes "Micro"; mulls future of "CE Magazine".Canon Communications (Los Angeles, CA), a unit of Apprise Media (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ), has ceased publication of "Micro" magazine and has sold the title's circulation list and publication rights to PennWell Corp. (Tulsa, OK). No terms were given. Tag-lined "the magazine for advanced process control, defect reduction, and yield enhancement for semiconductor manufacturing," "Micro" was established in 1983 as "Microcontamination" and was published six times a year for a controlled circulation of 23,000 corporate and engineering management professionals in the semiconductor, nano-electronics, materials handling, process equipment, r&d and advanced microelectronics industries. Editorial included technical articles, industry and product technology news, commentary and analysis on chip and MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , OEMs, materials and subsystem manufacturing, among other topics. Related magazines and resources produced by PennWell for the electronics/semiconductor industry include "Solid State Technology," "WaferNews," "Surface Mount Technology," "Portable Design," "Connector Specifier," "Small Times" and "Military & Aerospace Electronics." Also, contrary to at least one published report, Canon has not yet decided the future of "Compliance Engineering (CE) Magazine." The title, launched in 1984, covers international developments in regulatory compliance for a controlled circulation of 23,000 electronics engineers. Frequency was recently changed from bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. to biannually bi·an·nu·al adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. bi·an . A Canon executive said that, as of Aug. 1, the title will continue to be published. Canon also produces such magazine titles as "Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry," "IVD (Interactive VideoDisc) See interactive video. Technology," "Medical Electronics Manufacturing" and "Medical Product Manufacturing News." |
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