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Scientists develop new technology standard that could shape the future of electronics design [southampton.ac.uk]

In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports [nature.com] [open, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17785-1] [DX [doi.org]], researchers show how they have pushed the memristor – a simpler and smaller alternative to the transistor, with the capability of altering its resistance and storing multiple memory states – to a new level of performance after experimenting with its component materials.

[...] The University of Southampton team has demonstrated a new memristor technology that can store up to 128 discernible memory states per switch, almost four times more than previously reported.

In the study, they describe how they reached this level of performance by evaluating several configurations of functional oxide materials – the core component that gives the memristor its ability to alter its resistance.

[...] Professor Prodromakis and his colleagues will be showcasing the technology, and presenting seven original research papers, at ISCAS 2018 [iscas2018.org], an international circuits and systems conference, in Florence, Italy, in May.

"Almost four times more"?

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