In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:40:27 -0500: Hi, [snip] >> ...yes, but like a transistor, a vacuum tube is an active element, >> not a passive >> element. > >So the memresistor should be classified as an active element? > >Harry The original statement was that the memristor could not be mimicked by some combination of passive elements. However that leaves open the possibility of it being mimicked by a combination of active and passive elements.
That however doesn't answer your question. IMO the answer is that the memristor is both/either. In as much as it's parameters can be altered electrically, it is an active element. In as much as it retains the change, even without power being applied, it is a passive element. I guess the same applies to magnetic disk memory. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
