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Memristor based systems represent an innovative approach to secure communications systems, nonlinear dynamics and hardware based efficient cryptographic systems. These systems demonstrate a unique combinatorial behavior produced by their non-linearity and ability to retain memory. As a result, they can exhibit a large variety of complex chaotic behaviors. When combined with field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), memristor based chaotic systems may have the ability to be implemented in real-time, scalable and reconfigurable manner that makes them excellent candidates for current and future engineering applications. In this article, we review the literature pertaining to the generation of memristor based chaos on FPGA platforms through three major categories of discussion including theoretical foundations of memristors, implementation techniques for memristors and performance metrics of memristors from various study's performed within the literature. Performance metrics will be evaluated using comparison metrics including: hardware utilization, power consumption rate, throughput rate and system complexity. Finally, this research paper will identify the key gaps within existing research on memristor based chaos, outline limitations and discuss possibilities for future research. The combination of FPGA reconfigurability and memristor non-linear dynamics will create a new paradigm for the generation of high-speed, efficient and secure chaotic systems that can potentially be used in the future.