Patent ID: 8778711

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a display apparatus, the method comprising: providing a display substrate comprising pixel electrodes disposed on a first substrate; providing a counter substrate comprising: a common electrode disposed on a second substrate; a first spacer disposed on the common electrode, the first spacer having a first height; a second spacer disposed on the common electrode, the second spacer having a second height that is less than the first height; a third spacer disposed on the common electrode, the third spacer having a third height that is substantially equal to the first height; and a fourth spacer disposed on the common electrode, the fourth spacer having a fourth height that is substantially equal to the second height; and combining the display substrate and the counter substrate such that the first spacer contacts the display substrate, the second spacer is spaced apart from the display substrate by a first gap, the third spacer is spaced apart from the display substrate by a second gap larger than the first gap, and the fourth spacer is spaced apart from the display substrate by a third gap larger than the second gap, when the counter substrate is in a non-deformed state.