Semiconductor Device Having a Load Current Component and a Sensor Component

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.