Provided are: a thin film type temperature sensor in which a heat-sensitive thin film is formed on a part of the front surface of a substrate, and which has good responsiveness, can also provide accurate
temperature measurement, and is particularly suitable for application to surface-mounted devices; and a
temperature sensing structure employing the same. In the temperature sensor, a heat-sensitive thin film is formed on a part of the front surface of a substrate. The temperature sensor includes an
electrode set, the set comprising a pair of front surface electrodes and a pair of rear surface electrodes that are formed respectively on the front surface and the rear surface of the substrate and that oppose one another across the substrate at the periphery of the heat-sensitive thin film, pass-through electrodes that electrically connect the front surface electrodes and the rear surface electrodes, and connecting electrodes that are formed on the front surface and that electrically connect the heat-sensitive thin film and the front surface electrodes, wherein the heat-sensitive thin film and the connecting electrodes are formed such that the heights thereof are equal to or less than the height of the front surface electrodes in a heat-sensitive portion region of the front surface including, on the inside of said region, at least the front surface electrodes, the heat-sensitive thin film, and the connecting electrodes. Furthermore, in the
temperature sensing structure, the temperature sensor is interposed between a main substrate and an
electronic component.