microalloy

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) An alloy made with very small quantities of elements.
 * 2) An element used in very small quantities in an alloy.
 * 1) An element used in very small quantities in an alloy.

Verb

 * 1) To add elements to an alloy in much smaller quantities than normal.
 * 2) * 1978, T. F. Leedy, Yan M. Liu, Microelectronic Processing Laboratory at NBS (volume 13, page 23)
 * The purpose of this step is to microalloy the aluminum and gold metallizations into the silicon to insure the lowest possible contact resistance