Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics

Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics is an international peer-reviewed journal. It publishes full research papers, short notes and review articles. The journal is dedicated to advanced engineering methods for micro- and nanofabrication of electronic devices, circuits and systems for electronics, electromechanics, and bioelectronics.


Candid Reig

Editorial Board Member of Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics

Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Enginnering-University of Valencia, Spain

Research Areas

Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, Sensors, Antennas

Education

2000Ph.DUniversity of Valencia
1995M.ScUniversity of Valencia
1994B.ScUniversity of Valencia

Experience

2008General Chair for ENICS
2007-presentEngineer RYMSA (Spain)
2005-2007Research assistant, University of Valencia (Spain)
2003-2005Research and teaching assistant, University of Valencia (Spain)
2002-2003Lecturer, Universidad Miguel Hernández (Spain)
2001-2002Lecturer, University of Valencia (Spain)
1999-2000Assistant Professor (tenure-track), University of Valencia (Spain)
1997-1998Associate Professor (non-tenure), University of Valencia (Spain)
1997Associate Professor (tenured), University of Valencia (Spain)

Academic Achievement

1992 and 1994,Collaboration fellowship Spanish Ministry of Education and Science Department of Applied Physics (University of Valencia, Spain)
1995,Intercampus fellowship Spanish Ministry of Foreign Business National University of Rosario (Argentina)
1997-2000,Research fellowship Valencian Government (Spanish regional) University of Valencia (Spain)
1998,Mobility research fellowship Valencian Government (Spanish regional) Department of Physics (University of Durham, UK)
1998,Conference attendance support Valencian Government (Spanish regional) E-MRS'98 (Strasbourg, France)
2002 Postdoc research fellowship Valencian Government (Spanish regional) INESC-MN (Lisbon, Portugal)

Membership

IEEE Senior Member
IEEE Spanish Section board member
IEEE Magnetics Society member
IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society member
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society member

Publications: Journals

[1]  C. Reig, E. Navarro, V. Such. "FDTD analysis of an E-sectorial horn excited by an opened microstrip", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 13 (1996) 294-297.
[2]  C. Reig, E. Navarro, V. Such. "Calculation of the characteristic impedance of microstrips using a full-wave 2DFDTD scheme". Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 15 (1997) 58-60.
[3]  C. Reig, E. Navarro, V. Such. "FDTD analysis of E-sectoral horn antennas for broad-band applications". IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 10 (1997) 1484-1487.
[4]  N.V. Sochinskii, C. Reig, V. Muñoz, J. Álamo. "Vapour phase epitaxy of Hg1-xCdI2". Journal of Crystal Growth 192 (1998) 342-345.
[5]  C. Reig, N.V. Sochinskii, V. Muñoz. "Low pressure synthesis and Bridgman growth of Hg1-xMnxTe". Journal of Crystal Growth 197 (1999) 688-693.
[6]  Ch. Ferrer-Roca, A. Segura, C. Reig, V. Muñoz. "Temperature and pressure dependence on optical absorption in hexagonal MnTe". Physical Review B 61 (2000) 13679-13686.
[7]  N.V. Sochinskii, C. Reig, I. Mora-Seró, J. Peraza, V. Muñoz. "Vapor growth of Hg1-xCdxI2 on glass using CdTe buffer". Thin Solid Films 381 (2001) 48-51.
[8]  C. Reig, V. Muñoz, C. Gómez, Ch. Ferrer, A. Segura. "Growth and characterisation of MnTe crystals". Journal of Crystal Growth 223 (2001) 349-356.
[9]  C. Reig, C. Gómez-García, V. Muñoz. "A new approach to the crystal growth of HgMnTe by the cold travelling heater method (CTHM)". Journal of Crystal Growth 223 (2001) 357-362.
[10]  C. Reig, Yu S. Paranchych, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé. "Crystal growth of HgSe by the cold travelling heater method". Crystal Growth & Design 2 (2002) 91-92.
[11]  M.C. Martínez-Tomás, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé, C. Reig. "A numerical study of thermal conditions in the THM growth of HgTe". Journal of Crystal Growth 243 (2002) 463-475.
[12]  C. Reig, Enrique A. Navarro, Vicente Such. "Full-wave FDTD design and analysis of wideband microstrip-to-waveguide transitions". Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 33 (2003) 317-320.
[13]  S.Y. Paranchych, C. Reig, V. Muñoz, N.V. Sochinskii, M.D. Andriychuk, I.Y. Reshidova. "Effect of structural and compositional inhomoegeneities on spin-glass transition in Hg1-x-yCrxMnySe crystals". Journal of Crystal Growth 262 (2004) 403-407.
[14]  C. Reig, D. Ramírez, F. Silva, J. Bernardo, P. Freitas. "Design, fabrication and analysis of a spin-valve based current sensor". Sensors and Actuators A-Physical 115 (2004) 259-266.
[15]  C. Reig, D. Ramírez, H.H. Li, P. Freitas. "Low current sensing with specular spin valve structures". IEE Proceedings-Circuits Devices and Systems 152 (2005) 307-311.
[16]  D. Ramírez, S. Casans, C. Reig. "Current loop generated from a generalized impedance converter: a new sensor signal conditioning circuit". Review of Scientific Instruments 76 (2005) 066103.
[17]  D. Ramírez, S. Casans, C. Reig, A. E. Navarro, J. Sánchez. "Build a precise DC floating-current source". EDN Aug. (2005) 83-84.
[18]  E. Avila-Navarro, J.M. Blanes, J.A. Carrasco, C. Reig, E.A. Navarro. "A new bi-faced log periodic printed antenna". Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 98 (2006) 402-406.
[19]  D. Ramírez, J. Sánchez, S. Casans, C. Reig, A. E. Navarro. "Current-to-current converter from a DC polarized generalized impedance converter circuit with input reference current". Review of Scientific Instruments 77 (2006) 034979.
[20]  D. Ramírez, J. Sánchez, S. Casans, E. Castro, C. Reig, A. E. Navarro. "Temperature compensation of Wheatstone bridge magnetoresistive sensors based on generalized impedance converter with input reference current". Review of Scientific Instruments 77 (2006) 034980.
[21]  C. Reig, C.J. Gómez-García, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé. "Crystal Growth of Hg1-xMnxSe for infrared detection". Microelectronics Journal 38 (2007) 327-331.
[22]  E. Avila-Navarro, J.A. Carrasco, C. Reig. "Design of Yagi-like printed antennas for WLAN applications". Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 49 (2007) 2174-2178.
[23]  H. Beltrán, C. Reig, V. Fuster, D. Ramírez, M.D. Cubells-Beltrán. "Modeling of Magnetoresistive-Based Electrical Current Sensors: A Technological Approach". IEEE Sensors Journal 7 (2007) 1532-1537.
[24]  E. Ávila-Navaro, A. Segarra-Martínez, J.A. Carrasco, C. Reig. "A low-cost compact uniplanar quasi-Yagi printed antenna". Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 50 (2008) 731-735.
[25]  D. Ramírez, J. Sánchez, C. Reig, S. Casans, A. E. Navarro. "Constant current drive for resistive sensors based on generalized impedance converter". IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 57 (2008) 2290-2296.
[26]  S.Y. Paranchych, M.D. Andriychuk, N.V. Sochinskii, C. Reig, V. Muñoz. "Growth and characterization of GdxHg1-xSe crystals". Journal of Crystal Growth 310 (2008) 3752-3757.
[27]  C. Reig, M.D. Cubells-Beltrán, D. Ramírez, S. Cardoso, P.P. Freitas. "Electrical Isolators Based on Tunneling Magnetoresistance Technology". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 44 (2008) 4011-4014.
[28]  E. Avila-Navarro, J.A. Carrasco, C. Reig. "Dual Printed Antenna for Wi-Fi Applications". IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 8 (2009) 596-598.
[29]  C. Reig, M.D. Cubells-Beltrán, D. Ramírez. "Magnetic Field Sensors Based on Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) Technology: Applications in Electrical Current Sensing". Sensors 9 (2009) 7919-7942.
[30]  M.D. Cubells-Beltrán, C. Reig, D. Ramírez, S. Cardoso, P.P. Freitas. "Full Wheatstone bridge spin-valve based sensors for IC currents monitoring". IEEE Sensors Journals 9 (2009) 1756-1762.
[31]  E. Ávila-Navarro, J. A. Carrasco, C. Reig. "Printed Dipole Antennas for Personal Communication Systems". IETE Technical Review 27 (2010) 286-292.
[32]  A. Roldán, C. Reig, M.D. Cubells-Beltrán, J.B. Roldán, D. Ramírez, S. Cardoso, P.P. Freitas. "Analytical compact modeling of GMR based current sensors: Application to power measurement at the IC level", Solid-State Electronics 54 (2010) 1606-1612.
[33]  E. Ávila-Navarro, C. Cayuelas, C. Reig. "Dual-band printed dipole antenna for Wi-Fi 802.11n applications". Electronic Letters 46 (2010) 1421-1422.
[34]  E. Ávila-Navarro, J. Antón, José M. Blanes, C. Reig. "Broadband printed dipole with integrated via-hole balun for WiMAX applications". Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 53 (2011) 52-55.
[35]  A.-M. Roldán, J.-B. Roldán, C. Reig, M.-D. Cubells-Beltrán, D. Ramírez, S. Cardoso, P.-P. Freitas. "A DC behavioral electrical model for quasi-linear spin-valve devices including thermal effects for circuit simulation", Microelectronics Journal 42 (2011) 365-370.
[36]  S. Agouram, D. Nathalie-Montenegro, M. Junaid-Bushiri, C. Martínez-Tomás, C. Reig V. Muñoz-Sanjosé, "Synthesis and characterization of low dimensional ZnO nanostructures", Journal of Nancience and Nanotechnology (accepted).
[37]  R.-A. Sreekumar, S. Agouram, C. Reig, J.-F. Sánchez-Royo, C. Martínez-Tomás, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé, "Self assembled Zinc-oxide quantum dots using spray pyrolysis methodology", Crystal Growth and Design (accepted).
[38]  M.-D. Cubells-Beltrán, C. Reig, J. Martos, J. Torres, J. Soret, "Limitations of magnetoresistive current sensors in industrial applications", International Review of Electrical Engineering (IREE) 6 (2011) 423-429.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  V. Such, C. Reig, J. Martín, E. Navarro. "Microwave Broadband Phased Array Element (Partially Filled Rectangular Horn)". Internat. Conf. on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA'95). Torino (Italy, 1995).
[2]  V. Such, A.C. García, C. Reig, J. Martín. "Design and performance of an hybrid microstrip broadband phased sub-array". 13th. Bien. Col. Hertzian Optics and Dielectrics (OHD'95). Zaragoza (Spain, 1995).
[3]  E. Avila-Navarro, C. Reig. "Bow-tie antenna: Optimal point for coaxial feeding". Internat. Conf. on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA'03). Torino (Italy, 2003).
[4]  C. Reig, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé, I. Terry, L.A. Kosyachenko, S. Weiguo. "HgMnTe: a dual photodetective-magnetoresistive material". Eurosensors XVII. Guimarães (Portugal, 2003).
[5]  C. Reig, D. Ramírez, F. Silva, J. Bernardo, P. Freitas. "Spin-valve based high current sensors: a new IC/PCB design". Eurosensors XVII. Guimarães (Portugal, 2003).
[6]  D. Ramírez Muñoz, S. Casans Berga, C. Reig Escrivá, P. J. P. Freitas. "Generalized impedance converter as a new sensor signal conditioning circuit". IEEE Instrument. and Measur. Technol. Conf. Ottawa (Canada, 2005).
[7]  C. Reig, D. Ramírez, S. Cardoso, P. Freitas. "GMR based full bridge sensor for low current sensing". Eurosensors XIX. Barcelona (Spain, 2005).
[8]  A. Russu, J. Sanchis, N. Escobar, M. Moreno, R. Gisbert, C. Reig, E. Lopez-Baeza, V. Reglero, J.M. Rodrigo. "Under the Background Influence (UTBI): 2006 opportunity for flight". AIAA 57th International Astronautical Congress IAC 2006. Valencia (Spain, 2006).
[9]  D. Ramírez, J. Sánchez, S. Casans, C. Reig, A. E. Navarro. "Series sensor current loop from a generalized impedance converter circuit with reference current input". IEEE Instrument. and Measur. Technol. Conf. Sorrento (Italy, 2006).
[10]  D. Moro, D. Ramírez, C. Reig, S. Casans, A. E. Navarro. "Análisis, diseño y verificación experimental de un sensor inteligente para la medida del consumo energético en una línea de AC monofásica". Ibersensors. Montevideo (Uruguay, 2006).
[11]  E. Avila Navarro, José M. Blanes, José A. Carrasco, C. Reig. "Yagi-Like Printed Antennas for Wireless Sensor Networks". Internat. Conf. on Sensor Technologies and Applications SENSORCOMM 2007. Valencia (Spain, 2007).
[12]  A. Cano, J.L. Añón, C. Reig, C. Millán-Scheiding, E. López-Baeza. "Wireless Sensor Network For Soil Moisture Applications". Internat. Conf. on Sensor Technologies and Applications SENSORCOMM 2007. Valencia (Spain, 2007).
[13]  C. Reig, F.J. Mora, O. Dini. "Preface". ENICS 2008. Valencia (Spain, 2008).
[14]  C. Reig, M.D. Cubells-Beltrán, D. Ramírez, S. Cardoso, P.P. Freitas. "Electrical Isolators Based on Tunneling Magnetoresistance Technology". INTERMAG. Madrid (Spain, 2008).
[15]  J. Sanchis Muñoz, A. Russu, M. Moreno, C. Reig. "Under The Background Influence (UTBI): Radiation measurement inside the ISS". Internat. Technol., Educat. and Develop. Conf. (INTED2008). Valencia (Spain, 2008).
[16]  J. Sánchez-Moreno, D. Ramírez, Mª D. Cubells-Beltrán, C. Reig, S. Casans, A. E. Navarro. "Extending Magnetoresistive AC Transfer Characteristics for Current Measurement". I²MTC 2008-IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Victoria, (Canada, 2008).
[17]  E. Ávila-Navarro, J.A. Carrasco, C. Reig. "Dual Printed Dipole Design Method". European Conf. on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP2010). Barcelona, (Spain, 2010).
[18]  M.F.J. Cepeda, A. Vera, L. Leija, E. Ávila-Navarro, C. Reig, E.A. Navarro. "Advanced Computer Modeling for Interstitial Microwave Hyperthermia Therapy-Comparison of two numerical methods in computational electromagnetics". BIODEVICES 2010. Valencia, (Spain, 2010).
[19]  M. J. Bushiri, S. Agouram, C.Reig, M. C. Martínez-Tomás, J. Jimenez, V. Hortelano, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé. "Spray pyrolytic deposition of ZnO thin layers composed of low dimensional nanostructures". VI Encuentro Franco-Español de Química y Física del Estado Sólido. Tarragona, (Spain, 2010).
[20]  A. Roldán, C. Reig, J.B. Roldán, A. Cano, D. Ramírez. "Quasi-Static Electrical Model for Magneto-resistive Current Sensors". Internat. Conf. on Renewable Energies and Power Quality (ICREPQ´10). Granada, (Spain, 2010).
[21]  M. D. Cubells-Beltrán, C. Reig, D. Ramírez, S. Cardoso, P. P. Freitas. "2D FEM model for integrated GMR current sensors". 4th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2010). Lecce, (Italy, 2010).
[22]  S. Agouram, D.-N. Montenegro, M.-J. Bushiri, C. Martínez-Tomás, C. Reig, V. Munoz-Sanjosé. "Synthesis and characterization of low dimensional ZnO nanostructures". 3rd International Conference on Advanced Nano Materials (ANM 2010). Agadir, (Morocco, 2010).
[23]  R. Flores, F. Cardoso, R. Ferreira, S. Cardoso, P. P. Freitas, C. Reig. "Serial MTJ sensors based on MgO in bridge configuration for in-chip current field detection". Trends in Nanotech. (TNT2010). Braga, (Portugal, 2010).
[24]  A. Roldán, C. Reig, J. Roldán, A. Cano-Abellán, S. Cardoso, P.P. Freitas. "Quasi-static magnetoresistive sensor modeling for current-time conversion circuit applications". 8th Spanish Conference on Electron Devices. (CDE'2011). Palma, (Spain, 2011).
[25]  M. Villalobos, D. Ramírez, J. Prieto, S. Casans, C. Reig, J. Sánchez. "Red de sensores inteligentes con enlace RF accesible vía Internet: aplicación en la medida de potencia". Seminario Anual de Automática, Electrónica Industrial e Instrumentación (SAAEI'05). Santander (Spain, 2005).
[26]  J. Sánchez Moreno, D. Ramírez Muñoz, C. Reig Escrivà, F. Maturell Nápoles, S. Casans Berga, A. E. Navarro Antón. "Sonda de corriente basada en sensor magnetorresistivo". Seminario Anual de Automática, Electrónica Industrial e Instrumentación (SAAEI'06). Gijón (Spain, 2006).