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Finding the Missing Memristor - R. Stanley Williams

The Qualcomm Institute · talk · Watch on YouTube

Computer architecture & CPUsElectronics & circuit designMaterials science

What it is

R. Stanley Williams of HP Labs gives a keynote on the memristor, covering the physics, crossbar computation, and potential for memory and new computer architectures.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended for years as the best technical introduction to memristors from the person who found the physical device.

  • 12 people recommended it
  • 10 different months
  • 6 strong recommendations
  • first 2010, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a presentation by R. Stanley Williams linked to in the article, and it is well worth watching.”

    Surprising tidbits on memristor logic and compiled code density

    pohl, 2010-05 · Strong recommendation · in “How will memristors change everything? ”

  2. “The Williams talk on youtube is really good.”

    Covers the memristor element, on-CPU memory and new CPU architectures

    mbenjaminsmith, 2012-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Intel Reveals Neuromorphic Chip Design”

  3. “his excellent memristor talk”

    Memristor talk including stacking hundreds of chips atop a processor

    reitzensteinm, 2012-07 · Strong recommendation · in “SSDs cost half of what they did in 2011”

  4. “I encourage folks to watch this tech talk by HP Research Labs on the discovery of the memristor and implementation details.”

    Deep technical dive from physics to crossbar computation

    achille, 2014-06 · Strong recommendation · in “With 'The Machine,' HP May Have Invented a New Kind of Computer”

  5. “Seriously, watch it.”

    Miniaturization enabling memristor tech and architecture speedups

    jmpe, 2014-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Will 7nm And 5nm Really Happen?”

  6. “Definitely worth a watch if you're interested in the future of computing”

    Williams on memristors and post-Von Neumann computing

    FD3SA, 2014-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Six-State Memristor Opens Door to Weird Computing”

  7. “For more technical details try this video of a keynote by R. Stanley Williams”

    Technical keynote on memristors by R. Stanley Williams

    modeless, 2010-04 · Recommendation · in “Get Ready For the Memristor Revolution”

  8. “Watch HP research's Stanley Williams describe the memristor and what they are working towards in more detail on YouTube”

    Williams describes the memristor and HP's goals in detail

    plasma, 2011-10 · Recommendation · in “HP plans to release first memristor, alternative to flash and SSDs in 18 months”

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Topics: memristor, hp labs, nonvolatile memory, crossbar, computer architecture

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