Harmonic Balance Modeling and Simulation of Nonlinear Memristors

Fueled by the need to power the artificial intelligence revolution, the semiconductor industry is currently experiencing remarkable growth. This has placed a renewed emphasis on the need to develop new computer-aided-design tools for the efficient and accurate electronic design automation of modern integrated circuits and systems. One emerging component with various applications in neuromorphic computing is the memristor. Due to the promising applications that can be realized with memristors, it is crucial to develop and integrate new models in different simulation environments that allow the characterization and capture of nonlinear memristor behavior. In this paper, the Harmonic Balance formulation of a nonlinear memristor model is presented. We show how a full Harmonic Balance simulation can be performed using this model on sample circuits which opens the door to automated and fast steady-state simulations of arbitrary circuits containing memristors.