An electrode structure has independent pixel electrodes and connected common electrodes for a wide viewing angle liquid crystal display. Furthermore, the techniques disclosed herein enable compatibility to front-end process techniques and back-end process techniques, thereby allowing the integration of well-established strain-inducing mechanisms in the transistor level as well as in the contact level. The squeegee configuration can be configured with bristles, a sponge or scouring elements. A nose wheel steering system is also disclosed.