Flat panel display with signal transmission patterns

1. A flat panel display, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate formed over a portion of the first substrate;

a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines formed on the first substrate; and a first gate driving signal transmission pattern formed on the first substrate and in electrical communication with the plurality of gate lines for transferring gate signals, wherein the first gate driving signal transmission pattern includes:

an input terminal being formed substantially adjacent to a data line group and being in electrical communication with a first external device;

an output terminal being formed substantially adjacent to a gate line group and being in electrical communication with a gate on/off voltage generating unit connected to the plurality of gate lines; and

a main signal pattern arranged between and in electrical communication with the input terminal and the output terminal.

2. The flat panel display of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate include a display region and a peripheral region arranged around the display region, and

wherein the first gate driving signal transmission pattern is formed in a portion of the peripheral region.

3. The flat panel display of claim 2 , wherein the first external device generates a gate signal and a data signal and the first external device is ranged on a printed circuit board (PCB).

4. The flat panel display of claim 3 , further comprising a flexible film arranged on a portion of the PCB and a portion of the first substrate.

5. The flat panel display of claim 4 , wherein the flexible film comprises a data driver integrated circuit (IC) which receives the data signal and generates a data driving signal.

6. The flat panel display of claim 2 , wherein the second external device includes a gate driver integrated circuit (IC) arranged on a second flexible film.

7. The flat panel display of claim 6 , wherein the gate driver integrated circuit (IC) generates a gate driving signal.

8. The flat panel display of claim 2 , further comprising a second gate driving signal transmission pattern formed on the first substrate.

9. The flat panel display of claim 8 , wherein a second gate driving signal transmission pattern comprises:

a second input terminal;

a second output terminal; and

a second main signal pattern arranged between and in electrical communication with the second input terminal and the second output terminal.

10. The flat panel display of claim 9 , wherein the second input terminal is in electrical communication with the first external device and a second gate driver integrated circuit (IC).

11. The flat panel display of claim 1 , wherein the flat panel display is a liquid crystal display (LCD).

12. A flat panel display, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate arranged over the first substrate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate include a display region and a peripheral region arranged around the display region;

a first signal transmission pattern formed in a peripheral region of the first substrate and in electrical communication with an external device, and including an input terminal formed substantially adjacent to a data line group and an output terminal formed substantially adjacent to a gate line group, wherein the first signal transmission pattern transmits a gate signal to a gate on/off voltage generating unit connected to the gate line group; and

a second signal transmission pattern formed along an edge portion of the first substrate, wherein the second signal transmission pattern transmits the gate signal to a second gate on/off voltage generating unit connected to the gate line group.

13. The flat panel display of claim 12 , wherein the first signal transmission pattern comprises:

an input terminal connected to a tape carrier package (TCP), wherein the tape carrier package (TCP) is arranged between the first substrate and the external device;

an output terminal connected to a second tape carrier package (TCP), wherein the second tape carrier package (TCP) includes the gate driver integrated circuit (IC); and

a main pattern formed between and in electrical communication with the input terminal and the output terminal.

14. The flat panel display of claim 12 , wherein the flat panel display is a liquid crystal display (LCD).

15. A flat panel display, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate arranged over the first substrate, wherein the first substrate includes a peripheral region arranged around a display region;

a tape carrier package (TCP) including a data driver integrated circuit (IC), wherein the tape carrier package (TCP) is arranged on a portion of a printed circuit board (PCB) and an external device on the PCB generates data signals and gate signals;

a first pattern formed in a peripheral region of the first substrate and in electrical communication with the external device, wherein the first line transmits the gate signals to a gate on/off voltage generating unit arranged on a second tape carrier package (TCP); and

a second pattern formed along an edge portion of the first substrate which transmits the gate signals to a second gate on/off voltage generating unit.

16. The flat panel display of claim 15 , wherein the first TCP includes a gate driving signal transmission pattern and data driving signal input pattern, wherein the data driving signal input pattern is electrically connected to the data driver integrated circuit (IC).

17. The flat panel display of claim 16 , wherein the first TCP further includes a data driver signal output pattern electrically connected to the data driver integrated circuit (IC) and a data line group.