Digital logic implementation in memristor-based crossbars

Memristor is a passive electronic device that was proposed and described by Leon Chua in 1971. The first practical implementation has been realized by Stan Williams' group at HP Labs in 2008. This paper is intended as a tutorial on how to use memristor crossbars for logic design and is a consolidation of various recent publications. The goal of this paper is to give the reader a brief introduction to the possibilities of logic design using memristors.

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