Patent attributes
An electric device has a resistor including a phase change material changeable between a first phase and a second phase within a switching zone. The resistor has a first resistance when the phase change material is in the first phase and a different second resistance, when the phase change material is in the second phase. The resistor may conduct a first current. The device has a heating element that may conduct a second current for enabling a transition of the phase change material from the first to the second phase. At the position of the switching zone, the resistor is arranged as a first line and the heating element is arranged as a second line. The first and second line may conduct the first current and the second current respectively, wherein the first line and the second line cross at the position of the switching zone.
