Hewlett-Packard has developed a new kind of electronic device. This hybrid component is called memristor. This product was first proposed 40 years ago by Proff. Leon Chua, California. Since then it had been in the pipeline of R&D's of many companies.
These memristors has already been used in building Novel transistors and are also called as the 4th basic building block of circuits after capacitors, resistors and indicators.
It is believed that the computer built with memristors will allow it to start instantly at the same place where it was switched off; laptops will retain session even after a battery failure and mobile can last weeks without needing a charge. Not only that if two memristors are used in a configuration called crossbar latch then it can even replace transistors in devices!
This was the informative part in this article, now follows what I feel over this issue. As far as my view on this is concerned then there is only one word to describe it- fantastic! In fact we human love any technological advancement what can make us a bit lazier. And this one will not only turn us lazy but also careless. Now we can switch this computer off as and when we feel its ok; we won't even have to wait for the window to shut down.
The smaller this equipment gets the better it is, that what the manufacturers and R&D people have to say. Good for us, after all who wants a bigger component? No design engineer would love to have a bulky component in his design.
So in brief, the advantage of this component can be explained as:Less space: since it is getting smaller and better, it would very soon overrun all other existing transistors. Faster: man, are they faster? That's not a question that should be asked. They are smaller, meaner and better!Good for us: till they help us in such trouble time, we don't mind employing them in any device.
Now the biggest question that any consumer or designer will ask is- Will they be CHEAPER?
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