A large dynamic range floating memristor emulator with equal port current restriction

Abstract

In this paper, a large dynamic range floating memristor emulator &#x0028 LDRFME &#x0029 with equal port current restriction is proposed to be achieved by a large dynamic range floating voltage-controlled linear resistor &#x0028 VCLR &#x0029 . Since real memristors have not been largely commercialized until now, the application of a LDRFME to memristive systems is reasonable. Motivated by this need, this paper proposes an achievement of a LDRFME based on a feasible transistor model. A first circuit extends the voltage range of the triode region of an ordinary junction field effect transistor &#x0028 JFET &#x0029 . The idea is to use this JFET transistor as a tunable linear resistor. A second memristive non-linear circuit is used to drive the resistance of the first JFET transistor. Then those two circuits are connected together and, under certain conditions, the obtained &#x201C resistor &#x201D presents a hysteretic behavior, which is considered as a memristive effect. The electrical characteristics of a LDRFME are validated by software simulation and real measurement, respectively.