Patent ID: 7875928

Claim:
A component arrangement comprising: a semiconductor body having a semiconductor component which is integrated in the semiconductor body and a first connection zone for the semiconductor component, a contact zone applied to the semiconductor body that contact-connects the first connection zone in an electrically conductive manner, wherein the contact zone has a first and a second contact zone section which are arranged at a distance from one another, each of the first and the second contact zone sections being contact-connected to the first connection zone, a housing that surrounds the semiconductor body and the contact zone, a contact element having a first end and a second end, the first end located within the housing and contact-connected to the first contact zone by a first connection and to the second contact zone by a second connection in an electrically conductive manner, the second end projecting from an exterior of the housing to provide a contact-connection for the semiconductor component, and an evaluation circuit located within the housing that is connected to the first contact zone section by a third connection and to the second contact zone section by a fourth connection, the evaluation circuit configured to compare electrical potentials at the first and the second contact zone sections and to generate an evaluation signal on the basis of the comparison result.