Sensor element (100) for measuring a temperature comprising - at least one carrier (2) having a top side (11) and a bottom side (12), wherein an electrically insulating layer (3) is formed on the top side (11) of the carrier (12), wherein the electrically insulating layer (3) completely covers the top side (11) of the carrier (2), - at least one functional layer (7) comprising a material with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance, wherein the functional layer (7) is arranged on the electrically insulating layer (3), - at least two electrodes (4a, 4b) which are formed on the carrier (2) at a distance from one another, wherein the respective
electrode (4a, 4b) has a plurality of
electrode fingers (5), wherein the
electrode fingers (5) of the two electrodes (4a, 4b) are arranged alternately with one another and wherein at least one of the electrode fingers (5) has a comb-shaped region, wherein the comb-shaped region has a plurality of teeth (20) which point in the direction of the subsequent electrode finger (5), and wherein at least one of the electrode fingers (5) has a different shape than the other electrode fingers and wherein the at least one electrode finger (5) is trapezoidal or triangular, - at least two contact pads (10a, 10b) for electrically contacting the sensor element (100), wherein each
contact pad (10a, 10b) is arranged directly on a partial area of one of the electrodes (4a, 4b), wherein the sensor element (100) has a maximum edge length of < 500 µm and a thickness < 50 µm, wherein the sensor element (100) is designed to be integrated as a discrete component directly into an electrical
system, wherein the sensor element (100) is designed for direct integration into a MEMS structure and / or into a SESUB structure, wherein the sensor element (100) has a narrow resistance tolerance.