Patent ID: 7015506

Claim:
A color filter substrate for use in a display device including pixels that are arranged in a matrix so as to define columns of pixels in a column direction and rows of pixels in a row direction, respectively, the color filter substrate comprising: a plurality of color filters, each of which is associated with one of the pixels and which include at least two A-color filters in a first color and at least two B-color filters in a second color; wherein each of said rows of pixels is associated with a group of color filters including at least one of the A-color filters and at least one of the B-color filters; each of said A-color filters has a first side and a second side that define a width thereof in the row direction; each of said B-color filters has a first side and a second side that define a width thereof in the row direction, and an area SA of each of said A-color filters is greater than an area SB of each of said B-color filters; and the first side of each of said B-color filters has at least one first-type recess, the at least one first-type recess being formed so as to extend from the first side toward the second side thereof in the row direction, and the first side of each of said B-color filters is substantially the same as the first side of each of said A-color filters except that the at least one first-type recess is formed thereon.