The inventive circuitry on a semiconductor chip includes a first
functional element having a first electronic functional-element parameter
that exhibits a dependence relating to the mechanical stress present in
the semiconductor circuit chip in accordance with a first
functional-element stress influence function. The first functional
element provides a first output signal based on the first electronic
functional-element parameter and mechanical stress. A second functional
element has a second electronic functional-element parameter that
exhibits a dependence in relation to the mechanical stress present in the
semiconductor circuit chip in accordance with a second functional-element
stress influence function. The second functional element is configured to
provide a second output signal based on the second electronic
functional-element parameter and the mechanical stress. A combiner
combines the first and second output signals to obtain a resulting output
signal exhibiting a predefined dependence on the mechanical stress
present in the semiconductor circuit chip.