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US 12,494,156 · App. 18/587,192 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Data receiving device, data receiving method, and data communication system

Inventors: Yoon Geon Kim (Daejeon, KR); Sang Ho Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
G09G3/2096G09G2330/021G09G2370/00
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Patent No.
US 12,494,156
App. No.
18/587,192
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a data receiving device configured to receive data through a signal line connected to a data transmission device, the data receiving device may include a first circuit configured to process data received through the signal line, a second circuit configured to process a control signal received through the signal line, and a third circuit configured to control a power mode of the first circuit based on the control signal processed by the second circuit, wherein the third circuit may control the first circuit in a low power mode when not receiving the data from the first circuit and control the first circuit in a normal power mode when receiving the control signal from the second circuit.

Claims (50)

1 . A data receiving device configured to receive data through a signal line connected to a data transmission device, the data receiving device comprising:

a first circuit configured to process the data received through the signal line;

a second circuit configured to process a control signal received through the signal line; and

a third circuit configured to control a power mode of the first circuit based on the control signal processed by the second circuit,

wherein the third circuit is configured to control the first circuit in a low power mode as a result of not receiving the data from the first circuit, and control the first circuit in a normal power mode as a result of receiving the control signal from the second circuit,

wherein the signal line connected to the first circuit and the second circuit includes a differential signal line including a positive line and a negative line,

wherein the third circuit is configured to apply a same common mode voltage to the positive line and the negative line by turning on a switch connected directly between the positive line and the negative line in the normal power mode, and apply a first common mode voltage to the positive line and a second common mode voltage different from the first common mode voltage to the negative line by turning off the switch in the low power mode, and

wherein the switch is not connected to a ground and is configured to electrically short or open the positive line and the negative line directly depending on the power modes.

2 . The data receiving device of claim 1 , wherein, when controlling the first circuit in the low power mode during a period in which the third circuit is not receiving the data from the first circuit, the third circuit is configured to perform the low power mode to block or reduce power supply to the first circuit, and

when controlling the first circuit in the normal power mode based on the control signal processed by the second circuit, the third circuit is configured to perform the normal power mode to normally supply power to the first circuit.

3 . The data receiving device of claim 1 , wherein a peak-to-peak value of a signal received through the positive line and a peak-to-peak value of a signal received through the negative line by the same common mode voltage each represent a pulse shape swinging based on the same common mode voltage.

4 . The data receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the switch is controlled to be open when the first common mode voltage is applied to the positive line and the second common mode voltage is applied to the negative line.

5 . The data receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the switch is controlled to be in a short-circuited state when the same common mode voltage is applied to the positive line and the negative line.

6 . The data receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the first common mode voltage is greater than the second common mode voltage, and

a difference value between the first common mode voltage and the second common mode voltage is a preset value or greater than the preset value.

7 . The data receiving device of claim 6 , wherein the preset value is 100.

8 . The data receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the first circuit is configured to process data received through the differential signal line including the positive line and the negative line in a first time section, and

the second circuit is configured to process a control signal received through the differential signal line including the positive line and the negative line in a second time section.

9 . The data receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the third circuit is configured to apply the same common mode voltage to the positive line and the negative line in the first time section, and

apply a third common mode voltage to the positive line and a fourth common mode voltage different from the third common mode voltage to the negative line in the second time section.

10 . The data receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the third circuit includes a voltage generation circuit that is respectively connected to a first node between the positive line and one side of the switch and a second node between the negative line and the other side of the switch to apply the same common mode voltage.

11 . The data receiving device of claim 10 , wherein, when the switch is controlled to be in a short-circuited state in the first time section, the voltage generation circuit is configured to apply the same common mode voltage to the positive line and the negative line, and

when the switch is controlled to be open, the voltage generation circuit is configured to apply a third common mode voltage to the positive line and apply a fourth common mode voltage different from the third common mode voltage to the negative line in the second time section.

12 . The data receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the data is transmitted as a signal corresponding to a first frequency, and

the control signal is transmitted as a signal corresponding to a second frequency lower than the first frequency.

13 . A data receiving method for a data receiving device configured to receive data through a signal line connected to a data transmission device, the data receiving method comprising:

processing the data received through the signal line in a first circuit;

processing a control signal received through the signal line in a second circuit;

controlling a power mode of the first circuit in a third circuit based on the control signal processed in the second circuit,

wherein the controlling of the power mode of the first circuit includes controlling the first circuit in a low power mode as a result of not receiving the data from the first circuit and controlling the first circuit in a normal power mode as a result of receiving the control signal from the second circuit, and

wherein the signal line connected to the first circuit and the second circuit includes a differential signal line including a positive line and a negative line; and

applying in the third circuit a same common mode voltage to the positive line and the negative line by turning on a switch connected directly between the positive line and the negative line in the normal power mode, and applying in the third circuit a first common mode voltage to the positive line and a second common mode voltage different from the first common mode voltage to the negative line by turning off the switch in the low power mode,

wherein the switch is not connected to a ground and is configured to electrically short or open the positive line and the negative line directly depending on the power modes.

14 . The data receiving method of claim 13 , wherein the controlling of the first circuit in the low power mode includes performing a low power mode to block or reduce power supply to the first circuit during a period in which the third circuit is not receiving the data from the first circuit, and

the controlling of the first circuit in the normal power mode includes performing the normal power mode of normally supplying power to the first circuit based on the control signal processed by the second circuit.

15 . The data receiving method of claim 13 , wherein a peak-to-peak value of a signal received through the positive line and a peak-to-peak value of a signal received through the negative line by the same common mode voltage each represent a pulse shape swinging based on the same common mode voltage.

16 . The data receiving method of claim 15 , wherein the controlling of the power mode of the first circuit includes applying the same common mode voltage to the positive line and the negative line in a first time section and

applying a third common mode voltage to the positive line and applying a fourth common mode voltage different from the third common mode voltage to the negative line in a second time section.

17 . A data communication system comprising:

a data transmission device; and

a data receiving device connected to the data transmission device through a signal line,

wherein the data receiving device includes:

a first circuit configured to process data received through the signal line;

a second circuit configured to process a control signal received through the signal line; and

a third circuit configured to control a power mode of the first circuit based on the control signal processed by the second circuit,

wherein the third circuit is configured to control the first circuit in a low power mode as a result of not receiving the data from the first circuit and control the first circuit in a normal power mode as a result of receiving the control signal from the second circuit,

wherein the signal line connected to the first circuit and the second circuit includes a differential signal line including a positive line and a negative line,

wherein the third circuit is configured to apply a same common mode voltage to the positive line and the negative line by turning on a switch connected directly between the positive line and the negative line in the normal power mode, and apply a first common mode voltage to the positive line and a second common mode voltage different from the first common mode voltage to the negative line by turning off the switch in the low power mode, and

wherein the switch is not connected to a ground and is configured to electrically short or open the positive line and the negative line directly depending on the power modes.

18 . The data communication system of claim 17 , wherein a peak-to-peak value of a signal received through the positive line and a peak-to-peak value of a signal received through the negative line by the same common mode voltage each represent a pulse shape swinging based on the same common mode voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 29, 2024
From: KIM, YOON GEON; KIM, SANG HO
To: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0026151 · Feb 27, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240290248A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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