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Methods for manufacturing cold seal fluid-filled display apparatus

US8520285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2011
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/1339
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This methods and devices described herein relate to displays and methods of manufacturing cold seal fluid-filled displays, including MEMS. The fluid substantially surrounds the moving components of the MEMS display to reduce the effects of stiction and to improve the optical and electromechanical performance of the display. The invention relates to a method for sealing a MEMS display at a lower temperature such that a vapor bubble does not formforms only at temperatures about 15° C. to about 20° C. below the seal temperature. In some embodiments, the MEMS display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate separated from the first substrate by a gap and supporting an array of light modulators, a fluid substantially filling the gap, a plurality of spacers within the gap, and a sealing material joining the first substrate to the second substrate.

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