Memristor
Memristor developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and National Energy Technology Laboratory | |
| Working principle | Relating electric charge and magnetic flux linkage |
|---|---|
| Inventor | Leon Chua |
| Invention year | 1971 |
| Number of terminals | 2 |
| Linear? | No |
| Electronic symbol | |
A memristor (/ˈmɛmrɪstər/; a portmanteau of memory resistor) is a non-linear two-terminal electrical component relating electric charge and magnetic flux linkage. It was described and named in 1971 by Leon Chua, completing a theoretical quartet of fundamental electrical components which also comprises the resistor, capacitor and inductor.
Chua and Kang later generalized the concept to memristive systems. Such a system comprises a circuit, of multiple conventional components, which mimics key properties of the ideal memristor component and is also commonly referred to as a memristor. Several such memristor system technologies have been developed, notably ReRAM.
The identification of memristive properties in electronic devices has attracted controversy. Experimentally, the ideal memristor has yet to be demonstrated.