Tdk Electronics Ag

Jeffrey Krotosky

Jan Ihle

Bernhard Ostrick

Anke Weidenfelder

In an embodiment a sensor element includes at least one carrier having a top side and a bottom side, the top side being electrically insulating, at least one functional layer including a material with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance, the functional layer being arranged on the carrier, at least two electrodes arranged on the carrier at a distance from one another and at least two contact pads configured for electrically contacting the sensor element, wherein a respective contact pad is arranged directly on a partial region of one of the electrodes, wherein the sensor element is configured to measure a temperature, and wherein the sensor element is configured for direct integration into an electrical system as a discrete component.

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Jeffrey Krotosky