Memristor Abilities Like Memory Resembles the Human Brain

For those of you who dive in the world of electronics must be familiar with electronic circuit components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors and transistors. Memristor is an electronic component that was first invented by Leon Chua, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1971 then. Memristor over 50 years more life in the clouds of physicists or computer. Memristor is the next generation technology for electronics components.

R. Stanley Williams, senior researcher at Hewlett-Packard and director of the Laboratory of Information and Quantum Systems emerged with the report that was published the latest journal Nature conducted a study using Memristor. Together with Dmitri B. Strukov, an expert on theoretical physics; Gregory S. Snider, a computer architect, and Duncan R. Stewart experimental physicist, Stanley formulating a nanometer-scale electronic switches capable of considering whether he died or light conditions when the power source is disconnected, and managed to prove the function of the next generation of technology Memristor really real.

That success could revive the dream to develop next generation technology in electronic systems with energy efficiency is much higher than today. The memory can retain information even when power was off, so there should be no lag time for the computer to boot up when turned back from off condition. Memristor component of successful development is believed to create a system that has capabilities like the human brain. "It's an amazing development," said Chua. "I never thought that I still have ages to see this happen."

Stanley and his team showed that the two series of next generation technology from Memristor-configuration-called crossbar latch can perform the job of a transistor. In fact, for decades the development of a model and configuration of the chip is made by adding many more transistors in an integrated circuit (IC). The more dense components in a circuit board, we all know, increase the heat load and defective electrical circuit. "Now, instead of increasing the number of transistors in the same circuit, we can create hybrid electric circuit with fewer transistors to add Memristor," said Stanley.

Memristor next generation technology of measuring much smaller than conventional transistors and has a key role in the future progress of the electronics industry. But the question is, whether the industry will soon adopt Memristor?, Remains to be proven with the passage of time. James Tour and Tao He of Rice University in Houston said that although the transistor has advantages as an alternative, "Concept Memristor must pass through a steep cliff to be accepted by the industry."

They claimed the electronics industry would accept the use of next generation technology from Memristor, only after the demonstration of success in large-scale production. "When that happens, the competition to create smaller electronic devices will be very sharp," said the electronics expert.