Display interface device capable of reducing power consumption

1. A display interface device, comprising:

a timing controller configured to compare input pixel data of horizontal lines in horizontal line units and configured to operate in any one of a first low power mode to transmit a training pattern and a second low power mode including a first duration during which data transmission and reception are stopped and a second duration during which the training pattern is transmitted, the timing controller configured to operate in any one of the first and second low power modes according to a result of a comparison between an input time of horizontal lines having the same pixel data and a reference time; and

data integrated circuits (ICs) configured to drive data lines of a display panel using transmission data received from the timing controller,

wherein the timing controller further comprises a transmitter configured to transmit a packet including a delimiter, including a clock edge, and serial transmission data;

wherein each of the data ICs includes a receiver configured to restore the clock edge and the serial transmission data from each packet transmitted by the transmitter and configured to generate an internal clock using the clock edge; and

wherein the reference time is set to a lock time corresponding to a minimum time needed when a clock generator installed in a receiver of each of the data ICs is restored from an unlock state to a lock state by the training pattern transmitted by the transmitter.

2. The display interface device of claim 1 , wherein the timing controller is configured to operate in the first low power mode when the input time of the horizontal lines having the same pixel data is less than or equal to the lock time and to operate in the second low power mode when the input time of the horizontal lines having the same pixel data is greater than the lock time.

3. The display interface device of claim 2 ,

wherein, when the timing controller operates in the first low power mode, the timing controller is configured to transmit pixel data of a first horizontal line among the horizontal lines having the same pixel data and information about a duration of the horizontal lines having the same pixel data to the data ICs and to transmit the training pattern to the data ICs during a transmission duration corresponding to the other horizontal lines among the horizontal lines having the same pixel data; and

wherein a voltage swing level of the training pattern transmitted in the first low power mode is set to be lower than a voltage swing level of a normal operation mode.

4. The display interface device of claim 2 ,

wherein, when the timing controller operates in the second low power mode, the timing controller is configured to transmit the pixel data of a first horizontal line among the horizontal lines having the same pixel data and information about a duration of the horizontal lines having the same pixel data to the data ICs, to turn off the transmitter during the first duration, and to turn on the transmitter during the second duration following the first duration to transmit the training pattern to the data ICs; and

wherein the second duration is set to be longer than at least the lock time.

5. The display interface device of claim 4 ,

wherein, when the timing controller operates in the first low power mode or the second low power mode, the data ICs are configured to store the pixel data of the first horizontal line received from the timing controller in a latch unit, to convert the pixel data stored in the latch unit into analog data during a duration corresponding to information about the duration of the horizontal lines having the same pixel data received from the timing controller, and to output the analog data to the data lines.

6. The display interface device of claim 5 , wherein, when the timing controller operates in the second low power mode, the receiver of each of the data ICs is turned off together with the transmitter during the first duration and is turned on during the second duration.

7. The display interface device of claim 5 , wherein, when the timing controller operates in the first low power mode or the second low power mode, the timing controller is configured to generate a synchronization signal synchronizing with a gate control signal and is configured to supply the synchronization signal to the data ICs, and wherein the data ICs are configured to output the analog data during every horizontal period in synchronization with an edge at which the synchronization signal transitions.

8. The display interface device of claim 5 , wherein the timing controller is configured to configure the information about the duration of the horizontal lines having the same pixel data by a control packet during a blank duration of a data enable signal and transmits the control packet to the data ICs.