{"id":360997,"date":"2026-04-17T16:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360997"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:28:23","slug":"memristor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/memristor\/","title":{"rendered":"Memristor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Researchers from the University of Cambridge reported a new brain-inspired hafnium-oxide memristor that can significantly reduce artificial intelligence energy use.<\/p>\n<h2>About Memristor<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361008\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-361008\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Memristor\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=768%2C771&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?w=882&amp;ssl=1 882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A memristor is an <strong>electronic component<\/strong> that <strong>regulates current flow and remembers past electrical states.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: The concept was <strong>proposed by Leon Chua in 1971<\/strong>, and the <strong>first physical memristor was developed by HP Labs in 2008.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming<\/strong>: The term \u2018memristor\u2019 is derived from <strong>combining the words memory and resistor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Working Mechanism:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A memristor works by <strong>changing its resistance based on the applied voltage,<\/strong> and its resistance depends on the history of current flow, unlike a normal resistor.<\/li>\n<li>When power is removed, it retains its last resistance state, <strong>showing non-volatile behavior.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>also a nonlinear device<\/strong> because the <strong>relationship between current and voltage is not a straight line<\/strong>, and it cannot amplify signals or add power like active elements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cambridge Innovation<\/strong>: Researchers at University of Cambridge developed a <strong>hafnium-oxide memristor<\/strong> using a <strong>p-n junction<\/strong> instead of unpredictable filaments. By applying low-voltage pulses, ions are moved to control the energy barrier, making the device more stable and energy-efficient.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Non-Volatile Nature:<\/strong> It retains resistance state even without power, ensuring continuous data storage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy Efficiency:<\/strong> It requires very small energy and can reduce energy use by more than 70%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brain-like Functioning:<\/strong> It mimics synapses by <strong>combining memory and processing in the same place.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scalability and Durability:<\/strong> It uses <strong>hafnium oxide<\/strong>, supports integration with existing chips, and endures many switching cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Memory devices<\/strong>: It can be used as non-volatile memory in computers and industrial systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrated circuits:<\/strong> It can be used to replace or support transistors in integrated circuits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neuromorphic computing:<\/strong> It can be used to build brain-like systems for artificial intelligence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Artificial intelligence and edge computing<\/strong>: It can be used to enable efficient AI processing with<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Researchers from the University of Cambridge reported a new brain-inspired hafnium-oxide memristor that can significantly reduce artificial intelligence energy use. About Memristor A memristor is an electronic component that regulates current flow and remembers past electrical states. Origin: The concept was proposed by Leon Chua in 1971, and the first physical memristor was developed&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/memristor\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Memristor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-360997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360997\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}