Integrated circuit including memory cell for storing an information item and method

The invention relates to a memory cell for providing an information item, having a memory element, which has a PMC resistance component with a solid electrolyte material. The solid electrolyte material may be put into a first state with a high electrical resistance and into a second state with a low electrical resistance. The memory element has a resistance element which is connected up to the PMC resistance component in such a way as to reduce the total resistance of the memory element in the first state.