Semiconductor device having a load current component and a sensor component
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the semiconductor body comprising:
- a load current component comprising a load current transistor area; and
a sensor component comprising a sensor transistor area,wherein the load current transistor area and the sensor transistor area share a same transistor unit construction,wherein the load current transistor area comprises first and second transistor area parts and the sensor transistor area comprises a third transistor area part,wherein the first and the third transistor area parts differ from the second transistor area part between the first and the third transistor area parts by a load current transistor area element being absent in the second transistor area part,wherein the second transistor area part is electrically disconnected from a parallel connection of the first and second transistor area parts by the load current transistor area element being absent in the second transistor area part.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having opposite first and second surfaces. The semiconductor body includes a load current component having a load current transistor area and a sensor component having a sensor transistor area. The load current transistor area and the sensor transistor area share a same transistor unit construction. The load current transistor area includes first and second transistor area parts, and the sensor transistor area includes a third transistor area part. The first and the third transistor area parts differ from the second transistor area part between the first and the third transistor area parts by a load current transistor area element being absent in the second transistor area part. The second transistor area part is electrically disconnected from a parallel connection of the first and second transistor area parts by the load current transistor area element being absent in the second transistor area part.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the semiconductor body comprising:
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a load current component comprising a load current transistor area; and a sensor component comprising a sensor transistor area, wherein the load current transistor area and the sensor transistor area share a same transistor unit construction, wherein the load current transistor area comprises first and second transistor area parts and the sensor transistor area comprises a third transistor area part, wherein the first and the third transistor area parts differ from the second transistor area part between the first and the third transistor area parts by a load current transistor area element being absent in the second transistor area part, wherein the second transistor area part is electrically disconnected from a parallel connection of the first and second transistor area parts by the load current transistor area element being absent in the second transistor area part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the semiconductor body comprising:
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a load current component comprising a load current transistor area; and a sensor component comprising a sensor transistor area, wherein the load current transistor area and the sensor transistor area share a same transistor unit construction, wherein the load current transistor area comprises first and second transistor area parts and the sensor transistor area comprises a third transistor area part, wherein the first and the third transistor area parts differ from the second transistor area part between the first and the third transistor area parts in that a source region of the load current transistor area is absent in the second transistor area part.
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