ABSTRACT
Typically electronics has been defined in terms of three fundamental elements such as
resistors, capacitors and inductors. These three elements are used to define
the four fundamental circuit variables which are electric current, voltage,
charge and magnetic flux. Resistors are used to relate current to voltage,
capacitors to relate voltage to charge, and inductors to relate current to
magnetic flux, but there was no element which could relate charge to magnetic
flux. To overcome this missing link, scientists came up with a new element
called Memristor. Introduction of nano scale Memristor ,
as a fourth missing fundamental circuit element has brought a paradigm change
in engineering and technology. Physical implementation of this device has
widened the application and research novelty in almost all engineering fields
including computational and logic circuits, non volatile memory, artificial
intelligence and neuromorphic systems. This seminar will highlight the
fundamental properties of Memristor, its potential applications and future
developments in engineering and technology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certification - - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication- - - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement- - - - - - - - - iv
Table of contents- - - - - - - - - - v
Abstract- - - - - - - - - - - vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION- - - - - - 1
1.1 Advent of HP Labs- - - - - - - - 2
1.2 Purpose of the study- - - - - - - - 3
CHAPTER TWO: THE THEORY OF MEMRISTORS- - - 4
2.1 Origin of the Memristor- - - - - - - - 4
2.2 Definition of a Memristor- - - - - - - 5
2.3 What is Memristance? - - - - - - - - 5
2.4 Properties of a Memristor- - - - - - - 8
2.4.1 Current–Voltage Curve of a Memristor - - - - - 8
2.4.2 Hysteresis Model- - - - - - - - - 8
2.4.3
Appearance of Memristor- - - - - - - 9
CHAPTER THREE: DESIGN AND OPERATION OF A MEMRISTOR 11
3.1 Designof a Memristor- - - - - - - - 11
3.2 Operation of a Memristor- - - - - - - 12
3.3 Pipe and Current Analogy- - - - - - - 15
CHAPTER FOUR: APPLICATIONS OF MEMRISTORS- - - 18
4.1 Non-Volatile Memory- - - - - - - - 18
4.2 Logic/Computation- - - - - - - - 19
4.3 Neuromorphic Electronics- - - - - - - 19
4.4 Memristor Memory - - - - - - - - 20
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION - - - 22
5.1 Summary of the Memristor- - - - - - - 22
5.2 The Future - - - - - - - - - - 23
5.3 Conclusion- - - - - - - - - - 24
References- - - - - - - - - - - 25