OmniVision Cuts LED Flicker in HDR

The company will start sampling its new 8.3 megapixel automotive image sensors capable of mitigating LED flicker in the first quarter of 2020. A vast number of things could blind a driver on the road. When exiting a tunnel with the sun low on the horizon, the sudden transition from dark to very bright can be dazzling. A machine vision unit fitted into a highly autonomous vehicle (Level 3+ or above) would struggle in the same situation. But it would also struggle in circumstances that humans can handle just fine, too. One of those is dealing with LED flickering. Designed to pulse to control brightness and power, LEDs flicker because they are not always on.