Patent ID: 9735264
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor body; at least one wiring layer disposed on the semiconductor body; a field effect transistor integrated in the semiconductor body, the field effect transistor having a plurality of gate electrodes residing in corresponding gate trenches formed in the semiconductor body; a temperature sensor integrated in the semiconductor body adjacent to the field effect transistor; a temperature sense circuit integrated in the semiconductor body and remote from the temperature sensor; a first additional trench formed in the semiconductor body, the first additional trench including at least one sense line which electrically connects the temperature sensor and the temperature sense circuit; and at least one conductive pad formed in the at least one wiring layer, the at least one conductive pad being arranged to at least partially cover the first additional trench to form a shielding of the at least one sense line.