Color electrophoretic display with segmented top plane electrode to create distinct switching areas

A color electrophoretic display having a plurality of distinct switching areas, the color electrophoretic display comprising:

• a single active matrix backplane including driving pixel electrodes coupled to thin film transistors (TFTs);
• a segmented top plane electrode opposite the driving pixel electrodes, wherein different portions of the segmented top electrode create distinct switching areas across the single active matrix backplane;
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• a color electrophoretic medium disposed between the driving pixel electrodes and the segmented top plane electrode, wherein the color electrophoretic medium includes a set of charged reflective white particles and three additional sets of charged particles, wherein each of the three additional sets comprises a different color, and wherein the set of charged reflective white particles and three additional sets of charged particles move between the single active matrix backplane and the segmented top plane electrodes at a selected switching area according to an electric field provided between the single active matrix backplane and the segmented top plane electrodes at the selected switching area.