Patent ID: 8107030

Claim:
A pixel of a liquid crystal display comprising: a first color component having a first first-component color dot, wherein the first-component color dot has an electrode; a first switching element coupled to the electrode of the first first-component color dot and configured to drive the polarity of the first first-component color dot a first polarity; a first associated dot configured to have a second polarity, wherein the first switching element is located within the first associated dot; a second associated dot vertically aligned with the first associated dot and separated from the first associated dot by at least a horizontal dot spacing; and a second switching element located within the second associated dot; a second color component having a first second component color dot, wherein the first second-component color dot has an electrode coupled to the second switching element and wherein the first second-component color dot is horizontally aligned with the first associated dot and vertically separated from the first associated dot by at least the vertical dot spacing; and wherein the first second-component color dot and the second associated dot have the first polarity.