Patent ID: 8581687

Claim:
A four-terminal resistor, comprising: a low-ohmic value principal resistor having a resistive element disposed between two force terminals, the force terminals being configured to carry an electrical current that is forced through the principal resistor; a sensing resistor having a resistive element disposed between two sense terminals, the sense terminals being configured for measurement of a sense voltage measured over the sensing resistor; a first dividing resistor having a resistive element disposed between a first force terminal and a first sense terminal; and a second dividing resistor having a resistive element disposed between a second force terminal and a second sense terminal, wherein the principal, sensing and dividing resistors are configured in a closed loop; wherein an absolute value of the TCR of the resistive materials from which the dividing resistors are made is higher than an absolute value of the TCR of the resistive material from which the sensing resistor is made; wherein the sense voltage is proportional to the electrical current forced through the principal resistor.