Patent ID: 8158307

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a color filter comprising: (a) forming a first color pattern in a repeating pattern on a support; (b) forming, on the support, a second color pattern in a repeating pattern in regions where the first color pattern is not formed; (c) removing at least one portion of one of the first color pattern and the second color pattern by dry-etching, the portion being in a region where a third color pattern is to be formed; and (d) forming, on the support, the third color pattern in the region where the portion of one of the first color pattern and the second color pattern has been removed; wherein the first color pattern and the second color pattern each have a stripe shape; wherein the region where the third color pattern is to be formed comprises one of i) a checkered pattern region and ii) a stripe pattern that extends in a direction intersecting with the first color pattern and the second color pattern.