A front plane laminate useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays comprises, in order, a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer, a layer of an electro-optic medium in electrical contact with the electrically-conductive layer, an adhesive layer and a release sheet. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a device manufacturing method that etches reversed alignment markers on a first side of a substrate to a depth of 10 \u03bcm, the substrate is flipped over, and bonded to a carrier wafer and then lapped or ground to a thickness of 10 \u03bcm to reveal the reversed alignment markers as normal alignment markers. The trench is filled with an oxide dielectric material and a control gate is formed over the oxide-filled trench. An elastic wrap strap is used to secure and urge the resilient sections over the injured joint.