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AUGUST 2019 | VOL. 58, NO. 8

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MODULAR INSTRUMENTS

How COTS, single-slot, PXIe NVMe
SSD RAID modules enable compact,
wideband, modular RF record,
playback, and analysis systems

POWER SUPPLIES

The evolution of AC power supplies
by Takemi Iguchi

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS

CORPORATE TEAM

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26 Tech Focus
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SMART FABRICS

When fabric becomes
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