Differential signaling system and flat panel display with the same

1. A differential signaling system comprising:

a differential signal line having a first wiring and a second wiring coupled between a sending end and a receiving end of the system;

a termination resistor coupled between the first wiring and the second wiring in the receiving end side of the system; and

a test circuit coupled to the termination resistor in parallel to amplify and detect a variation of a differential impedance due to the differential signal line,

wherein the test circuit includes:

a differential test amplifier to amplify the variation in the differential impedance of the first wiring or the second wiring,

a switching unit installed at an input terminal of the differential test amplifier used for controlling an operation of the differential test amplifier,

a peak detector to convert an output signal of the differential test amplifier into a direct current component, and

a phase detector connected to the first wiring and the second wiring of the differential signal line to detect a phase difference of a differential signal transmitted in the differential signal line.

2. The differential signaling system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the test circuit is positioned at an outside of the receiving end.

3. The differential signaling system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the differential test amplifier has an input impedance value and an amplification gain value.

4. The differential signaling system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the peak detector has an envelope detection constant of 1 .

5. The differential signaling system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the phase detector includes another switching unit which is coupled to the first and second wirings.

6. A flat panel display comprising:

a display panel in which a plurality of data wirings and gate wirings are arranged to intersect each other;

a controller to receive an image signal from an exterior and to generate a control signal, and to output the image signal and the control signal through a differential signal line having the first and second wirings;

a gate driver to receive the control signal from the controller and apply a scan signal to the gate wirings;

a data driver including a plurality of data driving circuits to receive the image signal and/or the control signal from the controller through the first and second wirings and apply the image signal to the data wirings; and

a test circuit coupled to a termination resistor in parallel to amplify and detect a variation of a differential impedance due to the differential signal line, the termination resistor being coupled between the first and second wirings of the differential signal line,

wherein the test circuit includes:

a differential test amplifier to amplify the variation in the differential impedance of the first wiring or the second wiring,

a switching unit installed at an input terminal of the differential test amplifier used for controlling an operation of the differential test amplifier,

a peak detector to convert an output signal of the differential test amplifier into a direct current component, and

a phase detector connected to the first wiring and the second wiring of the differential signal line to detect a phase difference of a differential signal transmitted in the differential signal line.

7. The flat panel display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the test circuit is positioned at an outside of the data driving circuits.

8. The flat panel display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the differential test amplifier has an input impedance value and an amplification gain value.

9. The flat panel display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the peak detector has an envelope detection constant of 1 .

10. The flat panel display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the phase detector includes another switching unit which is coupled to the first and second wirings.

11. The differential signaling system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the phase difference is detected as a skew or a time delay in modes of the differential signal.

12. The flat panel display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the phase difference is detected as a skew or a time delay in modes of the differential signal.

13. A differential signaling circuit, comprising:

a sending end and a receiving end of the differential signaling circuit;

a first wiring and a second wiring to connect the sending end and the receiving end, and to carry a differential signal between the sending end and the receiving end; and

a test circuit positioned at the receiving end and connected to the first and second wirings, the test circuit detecting a phase difference of a differential signal transmitted in the differential signal line which is indicative of an impedance variance in the differential signaling circuit;

wherein the test circuit comprises:

a differential test amplifier that generates an amplified output signal from an output signal that is based on a signal voltage of the differential signal, and a variance in a voltage of the amplified output signal is also indicative of the impedance variance in the differential signaling circuit;

a peak detector that converts the amplified output signal into a direct current component; and

a phase detector to detect the phase difference.

14. The differential signaling circuit of claim 13 , wherein the phase difference is detected as a skew or a time delay in different modes of the differential signal.

15. The differential signaling circuit of claim 13 , wherein the impedance variance in the differential signaling circuit corresponds to a change in an impedance of the first and/or second wirings.

16. The differential signaling circuit of claim 13 , wherein the test circuit detects and amplifies a variation of a differential impedance in the differential signaling circuit and converts the amplified variation into a direct current component, to thereby easily detect a presence of an impedance matching in the differential signaling circuit.

17. A flat panel display including the differential signaling circuit of claim 13 , comprising:

a display panel in which a plurality of data wirings and gate wirings are arranged to intersect each other;

a controller to receive an image signal, to generate control signals, and to output the image signal and the control signals as the differential signal through the first and second wirings;

a gate driver to receive the control signals from the controller and apply a scan signal to the gate wirings; and

a data driver including a plurality of data driving circuits to receive the image signal and/or the control signals from the controller through the first and second wirings and to apply the image signal to the data wirings.

18. A method of detecting a variance in an impedance of a differential signaling circuit, comprising:

transmitting a differential signal over a first wiring and a second wiring of the differential signaling circuit to connect a sending end and a receiving end of the differential signaling circuit;

detecting a skew or a time delay in different modes of the differential signal, which is indicative of an impedance variance in the differential signaling circuit;

obtaining a signal voltage of the differential signal and generating an output signal based on the signal voltage of the differential signal; and

amplifying the output signal to generate an amplified output signal, and amplifying a variance in a voltage of the amplified output signal that is also indicative of the impedance variance in the differential signaling circuit.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the impedance variance in the differential signaling circuit corresponds to a change in an impedance of the first and/or second wirings.