Apparatus having first and second switching materials

An apparatus comprising:

• an electrically conductive component formed of a first electrically conductive sub-component and a second electrically conductive sub-component, wherein the first electrically conductive sub-component is formed of a different material than the second electrically conductive sub-component, and wherein the first electrically conductive sub-component is collinear with and contacts the second electrically conductive sub-component along a length of the first electrically conductive sub-component;
• an electrode extending in a transverse direction with respect to the electrically conductive component;
• and
• a first switching material formed collinear with and along a length on the electrode and the first switching material in contact with the electrically conductive component, and wherein:
• a resistance state of the first switching material is to be modified through application of an electric field through the first switching material;
• and
• a property of a first switch formed from the first switching material between the electrode and the first electrically conductive sub-component differs from a property of a second switch formed from the first switching material between the electrode and the second electrically conductive sub-component.