iTWire - HP turns theory into fact with memristor memory

HP turns theory into fact with memristor memory

by Stephen Withers
Thursday, 01 May 2008
Page 2 of 2 Memristor technology could be used for storage systems as well as working memory, further reducing power consumption. HP's memristors are already much smaller than the smallest devices in current semiconductor chips, but can be manufactured using the same kind of equipment. Generally speaking, the smaller a device can be made, the less power it consumes. At this stage the main stumbling block is that memristors run at about one tenth the speed of current DRAM circuits, although the physical changes that move the device from one state to another are said to occur extremely quickly. Apart from its application in otherwise conventional digital circuits, Williams believes the memristor could be used in analogue circuits that reflect the way brain synapses work, allowing comparisons between two values. This could be applied to pattern recognition problems, such as face recognition. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Data centres Green IT Hardware HewlettPackard Physics Science Stephen Withers Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page < 1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

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