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memristor Last modified: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Short for memory resistor, memristor is a passive two-terminal electronic device that is designed to express only the property of memristance. Memristors are being tested by HP Labs to create a more dense and energy-efficient memory chip. It is believed that chips embedded with memristors would function similar to flash drives and retain data, even after a computer has been powered off. See also memristance.
HP Laboratories Hewlett-Packard's central research organization. Provides information about their technology center and includes links to technical reports, speeches, and news items. HP Memristor FAQ It turns out that memristance is becoming stronger as the feature sizes in circuits are getting smaller. At some point as we scale into the realm of nanoelectronics, it will be necessary to explicitly take account of memristance in our circuit models in order to simulate and design electronic circuits properly. Memristor mystery revisited: Your questions answered Flash and hard disk are non-volatile but very slow. There exists a significant opportunity for a new memory technology that is *both* fast and non-volatile. Memristor technology is an excellent candidate for this role. Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software.	Related Categories Computer Science Electronic Technology Related Terms hardware HP memristance memorystor Products : Top Store Offers: Amazon Marketplace  26.99Hearts & Flowers Design 72 sheets Handmade Paper, 12x 12 100% Handmade cotton/silk fiber Contains 12 Designs, 6 of Each Design 80-200 GSM Basis Weight... Amazon Marketplace  27.99 Amazon Marketplace  34.95The package includes: 1 Removable Accordion File with 30 Index Tabs 1 Archival Safe & PVC Free Zippered Crop Case 4 Sheets Each of 75 Unique Designs Amazon Marketplace  45.99This two scrapbook set includes everything you need to protect memories for future generations. Included in Set: 2 Scrapbooks (40 pages each) 3 Tins... Amazon Marketplace  49.99Our expandable tuck spines can hold over twice the capacity of traditional scrapbook spines. Spine spacers are inserted into the spine between pages t... Compare all matches: 9 Store Offers