Electro-optic displays with resistors for discharging remnant charges

An electrophoretic display having a plurality of display pixels, each of the plurality of display pixels comprising:

• a pixel electrode for driving the display pixel;
• a single thin film transistor (TFT) coupled to the pixel electrode for transmitting waveforms to the pixel electrode;
• a select line coupled to the gate of the single thin film transistor (TFT) for activating the single thin film transistor (TFT);
• a data line coupled to the single thin film transistor (TFT) for delivering a data signal to the pixel electrode through the single thin film transistor (TFT);
• a resistor coupled to the pixel electrode for discharging remnant charges from the display subsequent to the single thin film transistor (TFT) being de-activated;
• and
• a storage capacitor coupled to the pixel electrode and placed in parallel with the pixel electrode and the resistor,
• wherein an RC time constant of a circuit comprising the pixel electrode, the resistor, and the storage capacitor is larger than a driving frame time of the electrophoretic display, and
• wherein the electrophoretic display further includes a common electrode and an electrophoretic material positioned between the common electrode and the pixel electrodes.