Memristor

A memristor (memory resistor) is a theoretical device that follows the equation:

$$M=\frac{d{\Phi }_m}{dq}$$

where ${\Phi }_m$ is the magnetic flux linkage. Ideal memristors don’t actually exist,¹ but memristive circuits and systems do, where we build circuits that mimic the key properties of memristors. The idea with memristors is that they have a “memory” of past voltages or currents.

Memristors can act like an ideal switch, a little like MOSFETs but different in its fundamental operation.

Footnotes

1. I think? Not too sure ↩