A general overview of Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) from Diodes incorporated. Link here (PDF)
With the increase in demand for high throughputs, current technologies are becoming less efficient. Data transmission devices like RS-422, RS-485, SCSI and other devices are limited in data rate and power dissipation. With LVDS, data rate has increased tremendously to meet the demand in the high bandwidth market and yet still consumes less power than many current devices. LVDS offers low-power. low-noise coupling, low EMI emissions, and switching capability beyond many current standards. LVDS applications can be used anywhere where high data rate is required and needed to be transfer over a distance. LVDS technology can be found in printers, flat panels, switches, routers, audio/video digital signal processing and many more other applications.