Very vague article with respect to how the device works. Also, many false facts stated. Why is that device any more of a fundamental electrical component with respect to the BJT or FET?
Ratch
Hi,
A transistor is not considered a fundamental electrical component. The fundamental components before the Memristor were the resistor (R), inductor (L), and capacitor (C). Now there is the memristor (M).
The resistor relates current to voltage. R=dv/di
The inductor relates current to flux. L=dPhi/di
The capacitor relates voltage to charge. C=dq/dv
So we have v and i related with the resistor, phi and i related with the inductor, q and v related with the capacitor, but nothing (yet) that relates phi to q.
So is there anything that relates phi to q?
The missing link is the memristor:
M=dPhi/dq
This thing relates phi to q, and so it is believed to be as fundamental as the other three. This means it might appear somewhere in nature too. But whether or not current devices are really memristors might also come into question. The ideal concept of a memristor completes circuit theory, but that doesnt mean we actually have a true memristor in the lab yet.
As a side note, vertical transistors are beginning to bridge the gap between real estate and increased functionality, where Moore's Law starts to break down. Going smaller and smaller in technology has the adverse side effect of reducing reliability, but the vertical idea allows a larger technology again, thus boosting reliability. This is no pipe dream anymore either, as there are storage devices available with warranties up to 10 years when before we were lucky to see 3 years.