MEMRISTOR

PRESENTED BY Varun Thomas S7 R No 39

CONTENT

Introduction Basic memristor model Analogy Types of memristors Working of memristor Memristor as storage device Advantages/Disadvantages Application Conclusion Reference

INTRODUCTION
A fundamental circuit A two terminal device Relates to charge and flux

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BASIC MEMRISTOR MODEL

Doped: region of low resistance Undoped: region of high resistance R off : Resistance when w/d=0 R on: Resistance when w/d=1

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ANALOGY

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TYPES OF MEMRISTOR
Spintronic Memristor Titanium dioxide Memristor

WORKING OF MEMRISTOR

Spintronic Memristor Spin of electrons Magnetism Magneto resistance principal Electrons flow alters the magnetization state

WORKING OF MEMRISTOR

Titanium dioxide Memristor Two thin layer sandwich First layer oxygen deficient Oxygen vacancies control resistance

WORKING OF MEMRISTOR
Titanium Dioxide Memristor

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MEMRISTOR FOR STORAGE

Nonvolatile Energy required during switching Memristor as switches in crossbar architecture

CROSSBAR ARCHITECTURE
Connected mesh of perpendicular wires Crossing wires connected by switch Switch closed applying positive voltage Switch opened by reversed voltage

CROSSBAR ARCHITECTURE

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MEMORY MANAGEMENT

Read operation Write operation Addressing

READ OPERATION
Voltage below threshold voltage applied If ON conducts If OFF doesn't conduct

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WRITE OPERATION
A voltage above threshold voltage applied Stage inverted by opposite polarity Voltage for duration tw applied

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ADDRESSING

Lines arranged in columns and rows Cell addressed by row and column

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ADVANTAGES
Eliminates delay Speed inversely proportional to size Large density 1terabit/cm2 Analog data storage possible

DISADVANTAGES
Dissipates heat No design standards Needs defect engineering

APPLICATION
Faster SSDs Brain like system Smaller hardware devices Replace DRAM

CONCLUSION
Latest technology High speed memory devices Low power requirements

REFERENCE
D. B. Strukov, G. S. Snider, D. R. Stewart, and R. S.Williams, The missing memristor found, Nature 453, 8083 (2008).www.nature.org/ missing-memristor-found L. O. Chua, MemristorThe missing circuit element,IEEE Trans. Circuit Theory, vol. CT18,pp.507519,Sept.1971.www.spectrum.ieee/ semiconductors/processors/memristor http://www.memristor.org/memory-resistor

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