A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) current sensor is described as
including a first conductor, a magnetic field shaping component for
shaping a magnetic field produced by a current in the first conductor,
and a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component including a
magneto-MEMS component for sensing the shaped magnetic field and, in
response thereto, providing an indication of the current in the first
conductor. A method for sensing a current using MEMS is also described as
including shaping a magnetic field produced with a current in a first
conductor, sensing the shaped magnetic field with a MEMS-based magnetic
field sensing component having a magneto-MEMS component magnetic field
sensing circuit, and providing an indication of the current in the first
conductor.