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SUMMARY:Memristors: The Future of Computer Memory and Neuromorphic Circuit
 s? - Panayiotis Georgiou\, Imperial College London
DTSTART:20131025T130000Z
DTEND:20131025T140000Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:The memristor is a new 2-terminal electronic element that comp
 lements the classic repertoire of fundamental circuit components consistin
 g of the resistor\, inductor and capacitor. Although it was theorised in 1
 971 by Leon Chua\, it remained the object of theoretical interest until 20
 08 when Hewlett-Packard built\, for the first time\, novel nanoscale devic
 es whose operation was explained as memristive.  Memristors\, or “memory
 -resistors” are nanoscale devices whose memristance depends on the amoun
 t of charge that has passed through them. These devices are characterised 
 by extremely useful properties such as low-power consumption\, intrinsic n
 on-volatile memory\, compatibility with CMOS technology and synapse-like b
 ehaviour. Thanks to these properties\, they can improve the density and pe
 rformance of current computer memory technologies by extending the life of
  CMOS\, as well as\, enabling hardware implementation of large-scale Artif
 icial Neural Networks (ANN)\, just to name but a few of their potential ap
 plications. Due to their potential impact in these areas\, memristive devi
 ces have attracted strong attention from the computer industry\, with gian
 ts such as HP\, IBM and Samsung investing heavily in these promising nano-
 scale devices.\nThe talk will begin with a brief tutorial on what is a mem
 ristor and how it behaves. Then it will present an overview of practical m
 emristive devices and how they operate. Finally\, we will discuss how the 
 peculiar behaviour and unique properties of memristors can be exploited to
  improve existing applications or enable new ones.
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 21 Station Road\, Cambridge
 \, CB1 2FB
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