Memristor devices and memristor-based circuits

This chapter presents the device description, characteristics, and various applications of the memristor in analog and digital applications. Chapter Contents: 5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Brief history of memristor 5.1.2 What is a memristor? 5.1.3 Applications of memristors 5.2 Types of memristors 5.2.1 Thin-film memristors 5.2.2 Spintronic memristors 5.3 Device structure and working of a memristor 5.3.1 Fabrication and device structure 5.4 Memristor device modeling 5.4.1 Mathematical modeling of the memristor 5.4.2 Memristor device model using Simscape® 5.4.3 SPICE memristor device model 5.4.4 Memristor device model using Verilog-A(MS) 5.4.5 Memristor emulators 5.5 Characteristics of the memristor 5.6 Memristors in analog nanoelectronics 5.6.1 Memristance controlled oscillator 5.6.2 LC-tank oscillator 5.6.3 Programmable Schmitt trigger oscillator 5.6.4 Neuromorphic chips 5.7 Memristors in digital nanoelectronics 5.7.1 Memristor-based logic gate design 5.7.2 Memristor-based full adder 5.7.3 Physical unclonable function 5.7.4 Memristor architectures for FPGAs 5.7.5 Memristor crossbar 5.8 Summary and future directions of research Acknowledgments References Inspec keywords: memristor circuits; memristors Other keywords: device characteristics; analog applications; memristor-based circuits; device description; memristor devices; digital applications Subjects: Resistors