Patent ID: 7816164

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a microelectromechanical (MEMS) display device, comprising: providing a transparent substrate having an array of MEMS devices formed thereon; identifying at least one MEMS device in the array of MEMS devices exhibiting a desiccant pattern, wherein the desiccant pattern is identified by a time delay between the at least one MEMS device and the remaining MEMS devices within the array when the array of MEMS devices transition from an actuated state to a relaxed state, and if the time delay is between about 1 μs to about 20 μs, baking the at least one MEMS device under predetermined conditions to remove contaminants from the at least one MEMS device, wherein the predetermined conditions comprise a baking time and a baking temperature, and wherein said baking time is between about 10 minutes and about 3 hours; and sealing said transparent substrate to a backplate to form a package, wherein the backplate comprises a desiccant.