Impedance matching circuit and impedance matching system employing the impedance matching circuit

1. An impedance matching circuit comprising:

a signal processing unit configured for identifying a frequency of a signal from an external transmission line and generating an identification signal according to the frequency; and

a variable resistance unit configured for selecting a resistance matched with an actual impedance of the transmission line based on the identification signal;

wherein the signal processing circuit comprises a micro controller unit, a data memory unit, and a firmware unit, the micro controller unit samples and counts the signal transmitted through the transmission line to identify the frequency of the signal, and generates the identification signal according to the frequency, the data memory unit receives and stores the identification signal, and the firmware generates a corresponding control signal according to the identification signal;

wherein the variable resistance circuit comprises a selector and a plurality of resistors of various resistances, the resistors being connected between the selector and ground, the selector being connected to the transmission line and capable of electrically connecting the resistor with a matching resistance to the transmission line.

2. The impedance matching system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the micro controller unit is capable of sending a start signal to the firmware unit continuously and regularly, and the firmware unit starts to work on receiving the start signal.

3. The impedance matching system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the micro controller unit sends the start signal when error distinctions of two successive identification signals are out of a predetermined error range.

4. The impedance matching system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the firmware unit comprises a nonvolatile memory that stores a relationship between the identification signal and the control signal.

5. An impedance matching system as claimed in claim 4 , comprising a host and a display device, the host providing the signals to the display device via the transmission line.

6. An impedance matching system, comprising:

a signal processing unit receiving a current signal from an external transmission line, identifying a frequency of the current signal to generate a corresponding identification signal, and outputting a current control signal according to the corresponding identification signal by using a look-up table (LUT) stored therein, the LUT pre-storing a plurality of control signals corresponding to a plurality of identification signals based on a plurality of different frequencies and representing a relationship of the control signals and the identification signals; and

a variable resistance unit receiving the current control signal output by the signal processing unit, and being capable of selecting an optimum impedance matched with an impedance of the transmission line based on the current control signal, wherein the variable resistance unit comprises a selector and a plurality of resistors of various resistances, the resistors connected between the selector and ground, the selector connected to the transmission line receives the current control signal and then selectively electrically connects the resistor with a matching resistance to the transmission line.

7. An impedance matching system, comprising:

a host configured for providing a plurality of signals;

a display device configured for receiving the signals and displaying images;

a transmission line configured for transmitting the signals from the host to the display device; and

an impedance matching circuit configured for matching impedance of the transmission line automatically corresponding to the frequencies of the signals, the impedance matching circuit comprising:

a signal processing unit to identify frequency of the signal, and generate an control signal according to the frequency, wherein the signal processing unit comprises a micro controller unit, a data memory unit, and a firmware unit, the micro controller unit being configured for sampling and counting the signal transmitted through the transmission line in order to identifying the frequency of the signal, and generating the identification signal based on the frequency, the data memory unit being configured for receiving and storing the identification signal, the firmware unit being configured for generating the control signal based on the identification signal; and

a variable resistance circuit connected to the transmission line and the signal processing unit and configured for selecting a resistance matched with an actual impedance of the transmission line, wherein the variable resistance circuit comprises a selector and a plurality of resistors of various resistances, the resistors being connected between the selector and ground, the selector being connected to the transmission line and capable of electrically connecting the a resistor with a matching resistance to the transmission line.