Embedded Computing Design

Karsten Haehre

Sr. Application Engineer for power semiconductors

Littelfuse

Karsten Haehre joined the Littelfuse Semiconductor Business Unit in 2022 as a Sr. Application Engineer for power semiconductors in Germany after having several positions in the EV and forklift industry. Since 2023 he heads the global Application Engineering group of the Littelfuse Semiconductor Business Unit. He and his team support all application-related customer topics from milliwatts to megawatts. Karsten holds a PhD degree in electrical engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

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Analog & Power

Understanding the Real Impact of Cosmic Radiation on Power Electronics - Blog

January 03, 2025
Dr. Martin Schulz Karsten Haehre Littelfuse  

This question came up in a discussion about power electronics failures for which there was initially no viable explanation. Cosmic rays are not an invention by Stanislav Lem or a myth from the Star Wars universe. Cosmic radiation consists of high-energy particles ejected into space in large quantities by stars such as our sun. Our planet's magnetic field deflects most of what travels toward Earth, and only a few high-energy particles enter the Earth's atmosphere.

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