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98 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2021 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE IPC APEX EXPO 2021 A Show Full of Opportunities by Tara Dunn, AVERATEK Looking back to my notes from IPC APEX EXPO 2020, I noticed one of my comments: ere were so many interesting sessions that I oen found myself in the position of choos- ing between several that I wanted to attend in the same timeslot. is year was not any differ- ent in that regard. I am purposely glossing over the fact that I, like many of my friends, missed the camaraderie and opportunity to catch up in person while attending these technical ses- sions, and I look forward to being able to do that next year. Focusing my time on the technical confer- ence for this event, I was excited to be able to attend several interesting sessions. I am con- flicted about how much to share since these are online for the next 90 days. I would hate to spoil the ending for anyone! I started my participation in the conference by attending the "Embedded Technology for HDI Applications" track. Mike Vinson kicked this off with his presentation "Process, Reli- ability and Testing, and Applications," which was followed by Manoj Kakade of pSemi, presenting "ermal Improvements in 3D Embedded Modules Using Copper Bar Vias." Both sessions were very well attended with strong audience engagement. In fact, time ran out before all the questions could be addressed. Later that day, I attended the Automotive Electronics session to see Lenora Clark present