Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a generally planar base pad having two opposed legs and an intermediate portion. The base pad legs have proximal and distal ends and are joined at the proximal ends to the intermediate portion. The legs are spaced apart from each other to form a gap between the legs. The base pad legs have inner edges facing each other which extend away from each other moving away from the proximal ends of the base pad legs to the distal ends. A connector arm having a neck extends upwardly from the intermediate portion of the base pad between the base pad legs and terminates in a blade connector for engaging with a mating terminal. The neck has a proximal end with a width that is less than the gap between the proximal ends of the base pad legs by about ½ mm to 3 mm. The neck has a narrowing section moving away from the proximal end of the neck.

Abstract: Ink jet printing apparatus is employed to form a non-polar ink stop line around a chip site on the polar surface of an organic laminate substrate. The non-polar ink stop line acts to confine polar liquid flux from spreading after application of the flux to the chip site prior to chip joining. Excessive flux spreading results in insufficient flux being present at the chip site for the formation of good electrical connections during solder reflow upon chip joining.