A memristor(short for memory resistor) is a passive nonlinear two-terminal circuit element in which the resistance is a function of the history of the current through and voltage across the device. It is basically a fourth class of electrical circuit, joining the resistor, the capacitor, and the inductor, that exhibit their unique properties primarily at the nanoscale. It has a relationship between the charge and flux leakage. The memristor allows extension to Moore's Law for a few more years. Memory can be implemented in all levels (cache, main memory and storage) with memristor-based memory. There are many other potential applications with memristors including Artificial Intelligence, analog computing and brain-like circuits, a new approach for logic and much more. .

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