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SemiconductorsTopicTypeExplainer

What Is a Memristor?

R. Stanley Williams, whose team discovered the memristor, explains how it works

1 min read

R. Stanley Williams, whose team discovered the memristor (the fourth fundamental circuit element) gives us a quick whiteboard talk about how the device works.

The 6-Minute Memristor: Your quick-and-dirty guide to the fourth fundamental circuit element.IEEE Spectrum

To learn more about the memristor, read "How We Found the Missing Memristor," by R. Stanley Williams.

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