Patent ID: 7675024

Claim:
An imaging device comprising: a pixel array for generating an output signal representing a captured image, the pixel array including a plurality of pixel circuits; a color filter that filters received light, comprising; at least a first filter element of a first color; at least a second filter element of a second color, wherein at least edge portions of the first filter element overlap edge portions of the second filter element and the first filter element and the second filter element have angled sidewalls to form an overlap of the portion of the edge of the first filter element with the portion of the edge of the second filter element; at least a third filter element of the first color; and at least a fourth filter element of the second color, wherein the third filter element is substantially centered under the first filter element, the fourth filter element is substantially centered under the second filter element, and wherein the third filter element and the fourth filter element have angled sidewalls to form an overlap of a portion of the edge of the third filter element with a portion of the fourth filter element.