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DECEMBER 2019 | VOL. 58, NO. 12

APPLICATIONS
SPECIAL REPORT

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5G

Innovations from semiconductors
to digital twins drive 5G
by Rick Nelson, Interim Chief Editor

SOFTWARE

Models and simulation support
digital twins and industrial IoT
by Rick Nelson, Interim Chief Editor

DESIGN FOR TEST

Enabling the next leap forward
in electronic design
By Anna McCowan

INSTRUMENTATION
SPECIAL REPORT

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DEPARTMENTS
3 Editorial
3 By the Numbers
4 Industry Report
28 Featured Tech
30 Tech Focus

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facebook.com/EvaluationEngineering

Balancing density and
performance tradeoffs

by Rick Nelson, Interim Chief Editor

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TWITTER

Instruments offer multiple
formfactors, functions

by Rick Nelson, Interim Chief Editor

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DIGITIZERS, AWG'S

SPECTRUM executives comment
on company's 30-year history
by Rick Nelson, Interim Chief Editor

POWER SUPPLIES/LOADS

Test solution targets V2G
By Takemi Iguchi

CYBERSECURITY

Ramping up as electronic
infrastructure surges

by Ken Cormier, Managing Editor

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