Methods for manufacturing fluid-filled MEMS displays

A method for manufacturing a display assembly including first and second transparent substrates comprising:

• providing an array of MEMS light modulators on the first transparent substrate;
• providing a plurality of spacers on at least one of the transparent substrates, the plurality of spacers being dispersed among the array of MEMS light modulators;
• positioning the second transparent substrate adjacent to the first substrate such that the first transparent substrate is separated from the second transparent substrate by a gap maintained by the plurality of spacers;
• applying a curable seal material along a majority of a perimeter of the display assembly to create a perimeter seal that defines a cavity;
• subsequent to applying the curable seal material along the majority of the perimeter, filling the cavity with a fluid such that the fluid substantially surrounds the movable portions of the MEMS light modulators;
• subsequent to filling the cavity with fluid, partially curing the curable seal material along at least a portion of the perimeter of the display assembly;
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• further curing the partially cured seal material of the perimeter seal in a separate curing step subsequent to partially curing the curable seal material.