Patent Publication Number: US-8981519-B2

Title: Semiconductor substrate, method of manufacturing semiconductor substrate, thin film transistor, semiconductor circuit, liquid crystal display apparatus, electroluminescence apparatus, wireless communication apparatus, and light emitting apparatus

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a semiconductor substrate in which a plurality of semiconductor thin films are formed on an insulating substrate, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate, a thin film transistor, a semiconductor circuit, a liquid crystal display apparatus, an electroluminescence apparatus, a wireless communication apparatus, and a light emitting apparatus. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In recent years, a method has been developed which forms an integrated circuit using a Silicon On Insulator (SOI) substrate having thin single crystal silicon layers formed on an insulating layer instead of a bulk silicon substrate for the purpose of high-speed driving and reduction in power consumption. It has been known that, if an integrated circuit is formed using an SOI substrate, it is possible to reduce parasitic capacity. 
     As a method for manufacturing an SOI, for example, like a Smart-Cut (registered trademark) method disclosed in PTLs 1 and 2, a method of directly transferring single crystal silicon layers to an insulating layer using hydrogen ion injection has been generally well known. 
     However, since a silicon substrate (wafer) of approximately 6 to 8 inch φ is used for such a general SOI substrate, it is difficult to make a large screen. In addition, the SOI substrate itself is expensive, and thus the SOI substrate becomes an extremely expensive substrate as the area thereof increases. 
     Here, in recent years, as disclosed in PTLs 3 and 4, a technology has been developed which manufactures an inexpensive and large-area SOI substrate by arranging and bonding a plurality of silicon wafers on an inexpensive and large-area glass substrate, and transferring silicon thin films using the Smart-Cut method or the like. 
     If the silicon wafers are aligned on and bonded to the large glass substrate one by one when such a large-area SOI substrate is manufactured, it is extremely inefficient. However, in a practical manner, in order to increase manufacturing efficiency, a method has been examined which arranges the silicon wafers in line on a tray, an apparatus, or the like, and then collectively bonds them to the large glass substrate or perform a heat treatment, thereby accomplishing a large area and work efficiency. 
     In PTL 5, a plurality of semiconductor substrates are bonded to a single large glass substrate. 
     In PTL 5, the silicon substrates are arranged in substrate arrangement regions which include four depressed portions provided on the substrate support of an apparatus. Subsequently, a single large base substrate is arranged by covering the silicon substrates which are arranged in the four depressed portions provided on the substrate support. Since the base substrate is large, the base substrate is supported by convex portions in the vicinity of the four substrate arrangement regions of the substrate support in order to prevent the base substrate from bending. 
     In addition, the silicon substrates in the substrate arrangement regions are moved up and down by a plurality of substrates support mechanisms which are on the lower sides of the silicon substrates in the substrate arrangement regions and are arranged to penetrate the substrate support. In addition, when the silicon substrates, which are moved up and down, touch the base substrate and pressure is applied, the plurality of silicon substrates are bonded to the base substrate. 
     In this way, in PTL 3, the plurality of silicon substrates are bonded to the base substrate which is the single large glass substrate at one time. 
     As described above, since the base substrate is supported by the convex portions in the vicinity of the four substrate arrangement regions of the substrate support, the plurality of silicon substrates are separated from each other and bonded to the base substrate. 
     PTLs 6 and 7 disclose a method of arranging silicon substrates on a tray on which a plurality of depressed portions are formed, and then transferring silicon layers which are separated from the silicon substrates to a single base substrate. 
     A method for manufacturing an SOI substrate disclosed in PTLs 6 and 7 will be described with reference to  FIG. 14 . 
       FIG. 14  is a view illustrating the method for manufacturing an SOI substrate disclosed in PTLs 6 and 7. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14(   a ), silicon substrates  812  are respectively arranged in a plurality of depressed portions which are formed in the tray  810  and are formed to be separated from each other. 
     Here, when the silicon substrates  812  are arranged in the depressed portions by a machine or the like, it is generally necessary to pick up or adsorb the side surfaces or the rear surface of each silicon substrate  812  by a jig in order to prevent a bonding surface from becoming dirty. Therefore, in order to secure clearance to let the jig out after the arrangement, the plurality of depressed portions which are formed in the tray  810  are arranged to be separated from each other. 
     In addition, as shown in  FIG. 14(   b ), hydrogen ions  821  are injected into the silicon substrates  812  which are arranged in the depressed portions, damaged regions  813  (fragile layers) being formed in predetermined depths of the silicon substrates  812 . In addition, as shown in  FIG. 14(   c ), a base substrate  814  which is a common single large glass substrate is bonded to the surfaces of the silicon substrates  812  in which the damaged regions  813  are formed (surfaces opposite to a side on which the tray  810  is arranged) by applying the pressure. At this time, the base substrate  814  and the tray  810  are turned over. 
     In addition, semiconductor layers  815  are separated from the damaged regions  813  by performing heat treatment. Therefore, it is possible to transfer the plurality of semiconductor layers  815  to the base substrate  814 . 
     In addition, as shown in  FIG. 14(   d ), the surfaces of the semiconductor layers  815  are planarized by irradiating laser light to the surfaces of the semiconductor layers  815 . 
     In this way, in PTLs 6 and 7, the plurality of semiconductor layers  815  are bonded to the single base substrate  814  at one time. 
     Since the silicon substrates  812  are separated from each other and arranged on the tray  810 , the plurality of semiconductor layers  815  are bonded to the base substrate  814  while being separated from each other. 
     In addition, PTL 8 discloses a method of arranging a plurality of silicon substrates on a base substrate, covering the silicon substrates using a cover, separating the silicon substrates from damaged regions and transferring silicon layers to the base substrate. 
     In this manner, the silicon substrates are separated from the damaged regions after being covered using the cover. Therefore, after the silicon substrates are separated, regions on the sides of the substrates which are different from the semiconductor layers to be transferred to the base substrate are prevented from being off to the sides in the silicon substrates, and from damaging the transferred semiconductor layers. 
     In addition, it is necessary that the semiconductor layers, which are arranged in the base substrate, be thin films in order to acquire desired TFT characteristics (low off leakage current) or secure the coverage of an insulating film to be formed thereon. However, if the semiconductor layers, which have thin film thickness because the damaged regions  813  are shallowly formed, are directly transferred to the base substrate, holes are easily formed in the semiconductor layers, and thus yield is lowered. 
     Therefore, the semiconductor layers which are thicker than a desired film thickness are transferred to the base substrate in advance. In addition, as shown in  FIG. 14(   d ), after laser light is irradiated and the surfaces of the semiconductor layers are planarized, a so-called etch-back process is performed, and thus the semiconductor layers are thinned. 
     In the etch-back process, a dry etching process is performed in such a way that the base substrate on which the semiconductor layers are arranged is inserted into a chamber, process gas is introduced to the chamber, and plasma is generated on the surface of the base substrate. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     
         
         PTL 1: Japanese Patent No. 3048201 (registered Mar. 24, 2000) 
         PTL 2: Japanese Patent No. 3886959 (registered Dec. 1, 2006) 
         PTL 3: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2009-507363 (published Feb. 19, 2009) 
         PTL 4: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2009-516929 (published Apr. 23, 2009) 
         PTL 5: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-194375 (published Aug. 27, 2009) 
         PTL 6: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-94488 (published Apr. 30, 2009) 
         PTL 7: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-94496 (published Apr. 30, 2009) 
         PTL 8: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-80938 (published Apr. 8, 2010) 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     As in the above-described PTLs 5 to 7, the plurality of silicon layers which are transferred to the base substrate are generally separated from each other and transferred to the base substrate. 
     As in PTLs 6 and 7, even when the plurality of silicon substrates  812  are once arranged in the depressed portions of the tray  810 , it is necessary that the plurality of silicon substrates  812  be arranged in the depressed portions of the tray  810  without touching the surfaces of silicon substrates  812  such that bonding is not affected. 
     That is, it is necessary to hold the side surfaces or rear surface of each silicon substrate  812  using a jig, such as a robot arm or the like, to place the silicon substrate  812  in each depressed portion of the tray  810 , and then let the jig, such as a robot arm or the like, out. 
     Since clearance is necessary to let the jig out, it is difficult to arrange the silicon substrates on the tray without intervals in a practical manner. Therefore, each of the plurality of semiconductor layers is transferred to the base substrate while being separated from each other. 
     In addition, in PTL 8, when recovering regions which are separated from the damaged areas of the silicon substrates and which are on substrate sides different from semiconductor layers which are transferred to the base substrate, in order to prevent the regions from being off to the sides and from damaging the semiconductor layers which are transferred to the base substrate, it is preferable that the silicon substrates be separated from each other and arranged such that the silicon substrates are partitioned off from each other in a tray which receives the silicon substrates in the depressed portions one by one. 
     Therefore, generally, the plurality of semiconductor layers which are transferred to the base substrate are separated from each other. In addition, in this manner, the etch-back process is performed on the base substrate to which the semiconductor layers are transferred. 
       FIG. 15  is a view illustrating a case in which the etch-back process is performed on an SOI substrate in which a plurality of semiconductor layers are separated from each other and arranged on a base substrate. 
     In the SOI substrate  916  in which a plurality of semiconductor thin films  915  are formed on the base substrate  914  through an insulating film  912 , if the plurality of semiconductor thin films  915  are transferred, the etch-back process is performed to make the transferred semiconductor thin films  915  have desired film thickness. 
     In the etch-back process, the SOI substrate  916  is inserted into a chamber  901  and placed on the lower electrode  903 . 
     In addition, etching gas is introduced into the chamber  901  and a high-frequency power of 13.56 MHz is applied to the lower electrode  903 , with the result that the introduced etching gas is excited by high-frequency power and plasma is generated between an upper electrode  904  and the lower electrode  903 , and thus ions in the plasma gravitate toward the lower electrode  903 . 
     Here, as described above, the plurality of semiconductor thin films  915  which are arranged on the base substrate  914  of the SOI substrate  916  are separated from each other and arranged on the base substrate  914 . Therefore, spaces  924  between the semiconductor thin films  915  of the base substrate  914  become regions where insulated sections are exposed. 
     That is, since the SOI substrate  916  has a structure in which the semiconductor thin films  915  are mixed with insulated sections which are the spaces  924  where the base substrate  914  is exposed, potential difference is generated between the semiconductor thin films  915  and the spaces  924 . 
     In this manner, if a dry etching process is performed on the surface of the SOI substrate  916  in which the semiconductor thin films  915  and the spaces  924  between the semiconductor thin films  915  are mixed, an electric field (line of electric force) converges on the end portions of each of the semiconductor thin films  915  as shown using arrows in  FIG. 15 , the end portions (peripheral portions) of each of the semiconductor thin films  915  are further etched compared to the center portion of each of the semiconductor thin films  915 , and thus the film thickness thereof is thinned. 
       FIG. 16(   a ) is a plane view illustrating the configuration of an SOI substrate  916   a  acquired before the etch-back process is performed, and  FIG. 16(   b ) is a view illustrating the configuration of an SOI substrate  916   b  acquired after the etch-back process is performed. 
     As shown in  FIG. 16(   a ), on the SOI substrate  916   a  acquired before the etch-back process is performed, a plurality of semiconductor thin films  915  are arranged on a base substrate  914  in a matrix shape while including spaces  924  therebetween. An insulating glass substrate is exposed at the spaces  924  between the semiconductor thin films  915 . 
     It is assumed that a single semiconductor thin film  915  has an area which includes a region in which six panels (liquid crystal display panels or the like)  917  can be formed. In other words, the single semiconductor thin film  915  has uniform film thickness sufficient to include a region in which six panels  917  can be formed. 
     As described above, the etch-back process is performed on the SOI substrate  916   a  on which the semiconductor thin films  915  are arranged. 
     If so, as shown in  FIG. 16(   b ), with regard to the semiconductor thin films  915 , which are arranged on the SOI substrate  916   b  acquired after the etch-back process is performed, the peripheral portions  915   a  of the semiconductor thin films  915  are thinned or eliminated, and thus the areas of the semiconductor thin films  915   b  which are uniform film thickness regions become small, compared to the semiconductor thin films  915  acquired before the etch-back is performed. Therefore, approximately four panels  917  can be formed in a single semiconductor thin film  915   b . Therefore, a problem occurs in that the obtainment efficiency of panels  917  is deteriorated, and thus panel costs increase. 
     The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to uniformly thin the film thickness of a plurality of semiconductor thin films, which are arranged on an insulating substrate, up to the peripheral portions thereof. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to solve the problem, a semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: an insulating substrate that is formed of an insulating material; a plurality of semiconductor thin films that are arranged on the insulating substrate to be separated from each other; and a conductive film which is arranged between the semiconductor thin films. 
     According to the configuration, since the conductive film is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films on the insulating substrate, it is possible to suppress the exposure of the surface of the insulating substrate between the semiconductor thin films. 
     Therefore, when a dry etching process is performed on the surface of the insulating substrate in order to make each of the semiconductor thin films a desired film thickness, (hereinafter, there is a case in which the dry etching process to thin the semiconductor thin films is called an etch-back process), it is possible to acquire semiconductor thin films on which the etch-back process is performed in such a way that the occurrence of potential difference between the semiconductor thin films and in the semiconductor thin films is suppressed, and that the convergence of electric fields on the edge portions in each of the semiconductor thin films is suppressed. 
     Therefore, it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate in which semiconductor thin films, which are uniform up to the peripheral portions thereof and which are thinned to desired film thickness, are formed, by performing the etch-back process. 
     In order to solve the above problem, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: bonding a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to an insulating substrate such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are separated from each other; dividing a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates, and transferring a plurality of semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate such that the plurality of semiconductor thin films are separated from each other; and forming a conductive film that is formed of a conductive material between the plurality of semiconductor thin films. 
     Otherwise, in order to solve the above problem, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: forming a film, which is formed of a conductive material, on an insulating substrate; forming the film in such a way as to expose the insulating substrate by removing the film, which is formed of the conductive material, in regions to which a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded, and, at the same time, to cause the conductive film to remain on the insulating substrate in regions in which the single crystal semiconductor substrates are not bonded; bonding the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to the regions where the insulating substrate is exposed by removing the film which is formed of the conductive material such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are separated from each other; and dividing a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates, and transferring the plurality of semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate on which the conductive film is formed such that the plurality of semiconductor thin films are separated from each other. 
     According to the configuration, since it is possible to form the conductive film between the plurality of semiconductor thin films which are transferred to the insulating substrate, it is possible to suppress the exposure of the surface of the insulating substrate between the semiconductor thin films. 
     Therefore, when the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor substrate in order to make each of the semiconductor thin films have a desired film thickness, it is possible to perform the etch-back process in such a way that the occurrence of potential difference between the plurality of semiconductor thin films and the insulating substrate is suppressed, and that the convergence of electric fields on the peripheral portions (end portions) of the semiconductor thin films is suppressed. 
     Therefore, it is possible to uniformly thin the plurality of semiconductor thin films up to the peripheral portions thereof with desired film thickness by performing the etch-back process. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     The semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: an insulating substrate that is formed of an insulating material; a plurality of semiconductor thin films that are arranged on the insulating substrate to be separated from each other; and a conductive film which is arranged between the semiconductor thin films and is formed of a conductive material. 
     The method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: bonding surfaces of a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to an insulating substrate such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are separated from each other; dividing a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates, and transferring a plurality of semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate such that the plurality of semiconductor thin films are separated from each other; and forming a conductive film that is formed of a conductive material between the plurality of semiconductor thin films. 
     A method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: forming a film, which is formed of a conductive material, on an insulating substrate; forming the film in such a way as to expose the insulating substrate by removing the film, which is formed of the conductive material, in regions to which a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded, and, at the same time, to cause the conductive film to remain on the insulating substrate in regions in which the single crystal semiconductor substrates are not bonded; bonding the surfaces of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to the regions which expose the insulating substrate because the film which is formed of the conductive material is removed such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are separated from each other; and dividing a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates, and transferring the plurality of semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate on which the conductive film is formed such that the plurality of semiconductor thin films are separated from each other. 
     Therefore, there is an advantage in that it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate in which semiconductor thin films, which are uniform up to the peripheral portions thereof and which are thinned to desired film thickness, are formed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1(   a ) and  1 ( b ) are plane views illustrating the configuration of a semiconductor substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention,  FIG. 1(   a ) is a plane view illustrating the semiconductor substrate acquired before an etch-back process is performed, and  FIG. 1(   b ) is a plane view illustrating the semiconductor substrate acquired after the etch-back process is performed. 
         FIG. 2  is a view illustrating an etch-back process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a view illustrating a process to manufacture single crystal semiconductor substrates and an insulating substrate, and a process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates on a tray in a process to manufacture the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a view illustrating each process to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates to the insulating substrate in the process to manufacture the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a view illustrating a process to form a conductive film and each process to thin semiconductor thin films in the process to manufacture the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a plane view illustrating the configuration of a semiconductor substrate in the related art. 
         FIG. 7  is a plane view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention after the etch-back process is performed. 
         FIG. 8  is a view illustrating a process to manufacture single crystal semiconductor substrates and a process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates on a tray in a process to manufacture a semiconductor substrate according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  is a view illustrating a method for manufacturing the insulating substrate, to which the single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded, in the process to manufacture the semiconductor substrate according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a view illustrating each process to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates to the insulating substrate in the process to manufacture the semiconductor substrate according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a plane view illustrating the insulating substrate of the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  is a view enlarging a region C in  FIG. 11 ,  FIG. 12(   a ) illustrates a conductive film which is formed of a beta film, and  FIG. 12(   b ) illustrates a conductive film which is formed of an island pattern. 
         FIG. 13  is a view illustrating a process to manufacture a semiconductor substrate according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 14  is a view illustrating a method for manufacturing an SOI substrate in the related art. 
         FIG. 15  is a view illustrating a state in which the etch-back process is performed on the SOI substrate, on which a plurality of semiconductor layers are separated from each other and arranged, in a base substrate in the related art. 
         FIG. 16(   a ) is a plane view illustrating the semiconductor substrate in the related art and the configuration of the SOI substrate acquired before the etch-back process is performed, and  FIG. 16  ( b ) is a view illustrating the configuration of the SOI substrate acquired after the etch-back process is performed. 
         FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configurations of a thin film transistor and a semiconductor circuit according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 18  is a view illustrating the configuration of a liquid crystal display apparatus according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 19  is a view illustrating the configuration of an electroluminescence apparatus according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 20  is a view illustrating the configuration of a wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 21  is a view illustrating the configuration of a light emitting apparatus according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 22  is a view illustrating detailed examples of products using the liquid crystal display apparatus, the electroluminescence apparatus, the wireless communication apparatus, the light emitting apparatus, and the like according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     First Embodiment 
     Configuration of Semiconductor Substrate 
     Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. 
       FIGS. 1(   a ) and  1 ( b ) are plane views illustrating the configurations of semiconductor substrates according to the first embodiment of the present invention,  FIG. 1(   a ) is a plane view illustrating a semiconductor substrate acquired before an etch-back process is performed, and  FIG. 1(   b ) is a plane view illustrating a semiconductor substrate acquired after the etch-back process is performed. 
     The semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  shown in  FIGS. 1(   a ) and  1 ( b ) are substrates which are formed in such a way that a plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are transferred to an insulating substrate  30 . 
     Generally, an etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  which are transferred to the insulating substrate, and thus the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are thinned, thereby being adjusted to have desired film thickness. 
     The semiconductor substrate  40  shown in  FIG. 1(   a ) is a semiconductor substrate acquired before the etch-back process is performed, and the semiconductor thin films  16  included in the semiconductor substrate  40  are formed to be thicker than the desired film thickness. 
     On the other hand, the semiconductor substrate  41  shown in  FIG. 1(   b ) is a semiconductor substrate on which the etch-back process is performed, and the semiconductor thin films  46  are adjusted to have the desired film thickness. 
     Each of the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  includes an insulating substrate  30  which is formed of an insulating material, the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  which are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  and are separated from each other, and a conductive film  33  which is interposed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  and is formed of a conductive material. 
     In the first embodiment, as will be described below, each of the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  is an SOI substrate in which the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  formed of silicon are transferred to the insulating substrate  30  which is formed of glass as the insulating material. 
     Since the conductive film  33  is arranged between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46 , each of the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  has a structure in which an insulated section is not exposed throughout almost a whole surface. 
     The insulating substrate  30  is formed of an insulating material. It is possible to use, for example, quartz, glass, or the like, as the insulating substrate  30 . It is possible to configure an inexpensive and large-area SOI substrate using a glass substrate. 
     In particular, when a mother glass substrate, which has been developed to manufacture a liquid crystal panel, is used as the insulating substrate  30 , it is possible to manufacture a liquid crystal display panel using the completed semiconductor substrates  40  and  41 . 
     For example, when a large-sized glass substrate for liquid crystal display panel of the fourth generation (730 mm×920 mm), the sixth generation (1500 mm×1850 mm), the eighth generation (2200 mm×2400 mm), or the like is used as the insulating substrate  30 , it is possible to acquire a large-area SOI substrate in which, for example, a plurality of pieces of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  of approximately 5-inch squares (125 mm×125 mm) are bonded. 
     It is possible to use a semiconductor, such as a-Si (amorphous silicon), poly-Si (poly-silicon), or the like, a transparent conductive film, such as ITO or the like, a metal material, such as Ta, W, Mo, Ti, Al, Cr, or the like, a conductive resist, or the like as the conductive film  33 . 
     The semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are formed on the insulating substrate  30  through an insulating layer which is formed between the insulating substrate  30  and the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46 . 
     The plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are separated from each other and formed on the insulating substrate  30 . The plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are arranged in a matrix, and arranged on the insulating substrate  30 . As an example, in the first embodiment, six pieces of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are formed on a single insulating substrate  30  while being separated from each other. 
     As an example, it is preferable that the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  be separated from each other at intervals of 5 mm or larger. Therefore, when semiconductor substrates are placed on the tray, a minimum of clearance for picking up by a jig or for letting the jig out is secured between the semiconductor substrates, and thus it is possible to arrange a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates in order to form the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  on the insulating substrate  30  without touching the surfaces thereof. Therefore, it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  on which the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  having little occurrence of defects, such as damages, holes, or the like, are arranged. 
     Further, if the intervals between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are 50 mm or less, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of panel obtainment efficiency due to the deterioration of the efficiency of arranging the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  on the insulating substrate  30 . 
     That is, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the panel obtainment efficiency by causing the intervals between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  to be equal to or larger than 5 mm and equal to or less than 50 mm, and it is possible to obtain the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  on which the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46 , having little occurrence of defects, such as damage, holes, or the like, are arranged. 
     The semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are arranged in a matrix shape on the insulating substrate  30 . Therefore, since the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are regularly and closely spread and arranged on the insulating substrate  30 , it is possible to increase the panel obtainment efficiency by minimizing the region in which the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are not arranged on the insulating substrate  30 . In addition, since the arrangement of the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  is simple and regular with the matrix shaped arrangement, it is possible to reduce the number of exposure shots which is necessary when the conductive film  33  is formed between the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46 , and thus it is possible to efficiently form the conductive film  33  between the semiconductor films  16  and  46 . 
     As described above, it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  in which the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  and  46 , which are separated from each other, and the conductive film  33  therebetween are efficiently formed on the insulating substrate  30 . 
     The semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are formed on the insulating substrate  30  by being transferred using, for example, the Smart-Cut (registered trademark) method or the like. 
     Semiconductor layers, which configure the semiconductor thin films  16  and  46 , are formed of single crystal silicon in the first embodiment. The semiconductor thin films  16  before the etch-back process is performed are formed to be thicker than desired film thickness. 
     As an example, the semiconductor thin films  16  are formed to be equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or less than 200 nm. Therefore, when the semiconductor thin films  16  are transferred to the insulating substrate  30 , the semiconductor thin films  16  secure sufficient film thickness in advance, and thus it is possible to prevent holes from being made in the semiconductor thin films  16  or prevent bad transfer. 
     In addition, the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor thin films  16  which are transferred to the insulating substrate  30  so as to have desired film thickness, and thus the semiconductor thin films  46  are formed. 
     It is preferable to suppress the amount (film thickness) of the etched semiconductor thin films  16  to approximately 100 nm or less. Therefore, since it is possible to suppress the film thickness for etching or for etching time, it is difficult to receive the difference in the etching rate depending on positions in the substrate (in-plane distribution effect), and thus it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate which includes semiconductor thin films having uniform film thickness. 
     In addition, as an example, the semiconductor thin films  46  acquired after the etch-back process is performed are formed with the desired film thickness which is be equal to or larger than 30 nm and equal to or less than 100 nm. Therefore, it is possible to form the semiconductor layers each having the film thickness which is suitable for, for example, a TFT for driving pixels which are formed in the liquid crystal display panel. 
     It is possible to configure a semiconductor which is used for, for example, the TFT for driving pixels in the liquid crystal display panel from the semiconductor thin films  46 . 
     For example, it is possible to acquire a panel for manufacturing six liquid crystal display panels from a single piece of semiconductor thin film  46 . That is, for example, a single piece of semiconductor thin film  46  has a region having uniform film thickness to the extent that it is possible to acquire a panel  47  for manufacturing six liquid crystal display panels. 
     (Etch-Back Process) 
     Subsequently, the etch-back process to make the semiconductor thin films  16  have the desired film thickness will be described with reference to  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  is a view illustrating the etch-back process. 
     In the semiconductor substrate  40  shown in  FIG. 1(   a ), the semiconductor thin films  16  and insulating layers  12 , which are arranged on the lower layers of the semiconductor thin films  16 , are formed on the insulating substrate  30  through transfer. As described above, in order to make the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  which are transferred to the insulating substrate  30  have the desired film thickness, the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor substrate  40  to which the semiconductor thin films  16  are transferred. 
     A dry etching apparatus which performs the etch-back process includes an upper electrode  94  which is arranged on an upper side in a chamber  91 , and a lower electrode  93  which is arranged to face the upper electrode  94  on a lower side in the chamber  91 . In addition, the chamber  91  is configured to be able to introduce etching gas into the chamber  91 . 
     The semiconductor substrate  40  is placed on the surface of the lower electrode  93 . 
     In addition, etching gas is introduced into the chamber  91  and a high-frequency power of 13.56 MHz is applied to the lower electrode  93 , with the result that the introduced etching gas is excited by the high-frequency power and plasma is generated between the upper electrode  94  and the lower electrode  93 , and thus ions in the plasma gravitate toward the lower electrode. 
     As described with reference to  FIG. 15 , in the SOI substrate  916 , the base substrate  914  which is formed of the insulating material is exposed in the spaces  924  between the plurality of semiconductor layers  915 . As described above, since the SOI substrate  916  has a structure in which the semiconductor layers are mixed with the insulating region, potential difference is generated between the semiconductor layers  915  and the spaces  924 , and an electric field (line of electric force) converges on the end portions of the semiconductor layers  915 . 
     On the other hand, as shown in  FIG. 2 , in the semiconductor substrate  40 , the conductive film  33  is arranged to surround the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films  16 , and the spaces  30   a  between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  are filled with the conductive film  33 . That is, the surface of the insulating substrate  30  is suppressed from being exposed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     Therefore, in the semiconductor substrate  40 , when plasma is emitted by performing the etch-back process, the in-plane distribution of the potential difference is not generated in the semiconductor substrate  40 . That is, potential difference is suppressed from being generated in the spaces  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16  and in the semiconductor thin films  16 , and thus it is possible to perform uniform in-plane etching. 
     As a result, as shown in  FIG. 1(   b ), it is possible to acquire the semiconductor thin films  46  on which the etch-back process is performed while electric fields are suppressed from converging on the in-plane peripheral portions (edge portions) of the semiconductor thin films  16 . That is, it is possible to sufficiently secure the area in which the panel  47  can be formed (the area of the region in which the film thickness of the semiconductor thin films  46  is uniform), and to form the semiconductor thin films  46  which are adjusted to have desired film thickness. 
     In particular, in the semiconductor substrate  40  according to the first embodiment, since the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  are connected to the conductive film  33 , it is possible to completely prevent the insulating substrate  30  from being exposed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16 . Therefore, when the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor thin films  16 , it is possible to securely prevent the electric field from converging on the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films  16 , and it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  41 , on which the semiconductor thin films  46  having thinned film thickness are formed, while securely maintaining uniform film thickness. 
     In the semiconductor substrate  41  shown in  FIG. 1(   b ), like the semiconductor substrate  40  acquired before the etch-back process is performed, an area in which six pieces of panels  47  can be formed in a single semiconductor thin film  46  is secured in each of the semiconductor thin films  46 . 
     Therefore, in the semiconductor substrate  41 , compared to a case in which the conductive film  33  is not provided ( FIG. 16(   b )), it is possible to increase the number of panels  47  which are acquired from a single semiconductor thin film  46 , and thus it is possible to realize the improvement of yield and reduction in costs by improving the obtainment efficiency of the panels  47 . 
     (Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Substrate) 
     Subsequently, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate  41  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 3 to 5 . 
     &lt;Process before Bonding to Insulating Substrate&gt; 
     First, each process to bond single crystal semiconductor substrates to an insulating substrate will be described with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
       FIG. 3  is a view illustrating a process to manufacture single crystal semiconductor substrates and an insulating substrate, and a process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates on a tray. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3(   a ), in an oxide film forming process, first, an oxide film  12  (insulating film) is formed on the surface of a single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . Meanwhile, the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  and the oxide film  12  are called a substrate  10 . 
     In the first embodiment, single crystal silicon is used for the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . When the silicon substrate is used for the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , in order to form the oxide film  12  on the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , a thermal oxidation process is performed on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  acquired before the oxide film  12  is formed. 
     In the thermal oxidation process, a general vertical furnace or horizontal furnace is used, and a heat of an extent of 900 to 1000° C. is applied to the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  (that is, the silicon substrate) acquired before the oxide film  12  is formed for 1 to 3 hours. Therefore, as a SiO 2  film which is laminated on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , the oxide film  12  is formed. In this way, it is possible to form the substrate  10  which includes the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  and the oxide film  12 . The oxide film  12  is formed on the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  in a thickness of an extent of 50 to 100 nm. 
     When the silicon substrate is used for the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , for example, a circular silicon wafer of 8 inches (200 mm), 12 inches (300 mm), 18 inches (450 mm), or the like is cut off in rectangular forms, and the thermal oxidation process is performed thereon, thereby forming the substrate  10 . 
     Meanwhile, the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  is not limited to silicon, and the semiconductor material of single crystal may be used. 
     In addition to silicon, for example, germanium, a semiconductor material which includes silicon and germanium, a silicon compound, a group of III-V compound semiconductor such as GaAs, GaN, or the like, can be used for the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . 
     When the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  is formed of a semiconductor material other than silicon, the substrate  10  may be formed by depositing the oxide film  12  (SiO 2  film) on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  using, for example, the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method. 
     Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 3(   b ), in a fragile layer forming process, a fragile layer  13  is formed on each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  by irradiating ions on each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  on which the oxide film  12  is laminated. 
     Ion beams  14  are radiated (hydrogen ion injection, hydrogen ion doping) from the side of the surface of the oxide film  12  to each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  in which the oxide film  12  is formed on the surface thereof in the oxide film forming process. In this manner, the fragile layer  13  is formed inside each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  in such a way that hydrogen ions are poured into a predetermined depth of the inside of each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 . 
     For example, the fragile layer  13  is formed at a position in a depth to the extent of 50 to 200 nm from the interface between the oxide film  12  and each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 . 
     For example, when ion injection is performed on each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  using H +  ions, injection energy: an extent of 5 to 20 keV and injection amount: an extent of 1×10 16 /cm 2  to 1×10 17 /cm 2  are set as hydrogen ion injection (doping) conditions. 
     When ions including ions, such as H 3   +  ions, are injected to each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , ion injection is performed under the conditions of injection energy: an extent of 30 to 90 keV and injection amount: 1×10 16 /cm 2  to 1×10 17 /cm 2 . 
     Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 3(   c ), in a process to place each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , on which the fragile layers  13  are formed, are placed on a tray  21 . 
     A plurality of depressed portions  22 , in order that the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are placed, are formed in a matrix shape on the surface of the tray  21 . Each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is transported to and placed on each of the depressed portions  22  by picking up or adsorbing it using, for example, a jig or a robot arm. Therefore, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are placed on the tray  21  in a matrix. 
     Here, if the surface of the oxide film  12  which is laminated on each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is touched when each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is transported in order to be placed in the depressed portion  22  of the tray  21 , there is a strong possibility that a defect will occur when each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is bonded to the insulating substrate in a subsequent process. 
     Therefore, the jig or the robot arm which transports each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  has a configuration such as that of a placing jig  23  or a placing jig  24  as shown in  FIG. 3(   c ). 
     The placing jig  23  has arms  23   a  and  23   b  which can be opened and closed in the arrow A direction. The placing jig  23  places each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  in the depressed portion  22  of the tray  21  by picking up or dropping the side surfaces of each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  using the arms  23   a  and  23   b.    
     In addition, the placing jig  24  fixes and transports each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  by supporting and adsorbing the rear surface of each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  (surface which is opposite to the surface on which the oxide film  12  is formed). The placing jig  24  can operate in the oblique direction (in the arrow B direction in  FIG. 3(   c )) with regard to the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21 . 
     In addition, when each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is placed in the depressed portion  22  of the tray  21 , the placing jig  24  is inclined obliquely, and is taken out in the oblique direction while reducing adsorption. 
     Otherwise, although not shown in the drawing, the substrate  10  is placed on a poking-up pin which can move up and down and is arranged on the bottom surface of the depressed portion  22  of the tray  21 . After the substrate  10  is placed, the placing jig  24  which releases the adsorption may be taken out in the horizontal direction. Thereafter, the poking-up pin drops and the substrate  10  is settled in the depressed portion  22  of the tray  21 . 
     In this way, the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are placed in the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21  by the placing jig  24 . In addition, even when any method is used, each of the plurality of substrates  10  are separated from each other and placed on the tray  21 . 
     When the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are placed on the tray  21 , in order to prevent the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are adjacently placed from being damaged, walls  22   a  between the depressed portions  22 , used to divide the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , are necessary. 
     In addition, since the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are transported to and placed in the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21  in such a way that the side surfaces or the rear surfaces thereof are supported by the placing jig  23  or  24 , a distance is provided between the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are placed on the tray  21  to some extent. 
     That is, it is necessary to provide the interval (the width of the wall  22   a ) between the depressed portions  22 , the side walls of the wall  22   a  which configure the depressed portion  22 , and the interval between the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are placed in the depressed portions  22  (clearance space) to some extent. That is, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are necessarily separated from each other and arranged on the tray  21 . 
     As an example, with regard to the interval between the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , which is necessary when the side surfaces of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are picked up and each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is placed in each of the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21  using the placing jig  23 , 1 mm or larger is necessary for the thickness of the arm  23   a  ( 23   b ) of the placing jig  23  which touches the side surface of the wall  22   a  of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , an extent of 1 mm or larger is necessary for one side of the clearance between the wall  22   a  of the depressed portion  22  and each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , and 1 mm or larger is necessary for the width of the wall  22   a  between the depressed portions  22  which partition the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  from each other. 
     Therefore, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are arranged in the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21  are separated at intervals of at least 5 mm or larger. 
     The depth of each of the depressed portions  22  (that is, the height of the wall  22   a ) is shallower than the thickness of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  and each of the oxide films  12  which is laminated on each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , and thus the surface of each of the oxide films  12  is taken out from each of the depressed portions  22 . The reason for this is that each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is bonded to the insulating substrate in a subsequent process. 
     It is preferable that a vacuum adsorption mechanism be arranged on the tray  21 , and, in addition, the tray  21  be formed of a material which has medical fluid resistance (alkaline resistance). The reason for this is that, when the surface process is collectively performed on the plurality of substrates  10  which are arranged on the tray  21 , there is a case in which SC1 cleaning or the like is performed, or spin drying, air-knife drying, or the like is performed instead of the plasma process in a subsequent process. That is, if the tray  21  has the alkaline resistance, it is possible to collectively perform a hydrophilization process on the surfaces of the substrates  10  using an alkaline chemical in a state in which the substrates  10  are placed on the tray  21 . 
     It is possible to configure the tray  21  using a material of, for example, quartz, stainless steel, or the like. It is preferable that the tray  21  which has medical fluid resistance (alkaline resistance) be formed of a material such as Teflon (registered trademark), PFA (perfluoroalkoxy), or the like. 
     In this manner, in the process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is arranged in such a way as to make the oxide film  12  which is laminated on each of the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21 , in which the plurality of depressed portions  22  arranged to be separated from each other are formed, be an upper side. 
     In addition, as shown in  FIG. 3(   d ), the insulating substrate  30  to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is prepared. 
     As the insulating substrate  30 , a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, or the like can be used. In the first embodiment, as an example, a mother glass substrate for liquid crystal display panels having a size of fourth generation, sixth generation, or eight generation is used. Since the insulating substrate  30  is bonded to the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  through the oxide films  12 , it is preferable that a planarization process be performed on surfaces, to which the oxide films  12  which are laminated on the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are bonded, by performing Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP). 
     &lt;Bonding Process&gt; 
     Subsequently, each process to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates to the insulating substrate will be described with reference to  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 4  is a view illustrating each process to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates to the insulating substrate. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4(   a ), in the bonding process, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are placed on the tray  21  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30  which is prepared in advance. That is, in the bonding process, the surfaces of the oxide films  12  which are laminated on the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30 . In this way, in the bonding process, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30  such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are separated from each other. 
     In the surface process and bonding process which are performed on the oxide films  12  and the insulating substrate  30 , it is possible to use a generally used Smart-Cut (registered trademark) method. 
     That is, the plasma process or the chemical process is performed on the surfaces of the plurality of substrates  10  which are placed on the tray  21  (that is, the surfaces of the oxide films  12 ) and the surface of the insulating substrate  30 , thereby causing each of the surfaces to be hydrophilized. 
     Therefore, it is preferable that the tray  21  have alkali resistance. Therefore, it is possible to perform a hydrophilization process using an alkaline chemical, such as SC1 cleaning or the like. 
     When the plasma process is performed, it is possible to use Ar plasma, atmospheric pressure plasma, or the like. In addition, a chemical process, such as ozone water cleaning, SC1 cleaning, or the like may be performed on the surfaces of the substrates  10  and the surface of the insulating substrate  30  for an extent of a few minutes, and the hydrophilization process may be performed on each of the surfaces. 
     If the substrates  10  and the insulating substrate  30  are bonded to face each other in a state in which the substrates  10  are placed on the tray  21 , the substrate  10  and the insulating substrate  30  are bonded due to van der Waals attraction. In this manner, the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30  via the oxide films  12 . 
     After the substrates  10  and the insulating substrate  30  are bonded, a pre-anneal process is performed at 200° C. for an extent of two hours, and thus a dehydration reaction progresses on the interface between the substrates  10  and the insulating substrate  30 , covalent bonding being formed, thereby reinforcing the bonding. 
     In this manner, in the bonding process, since each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are arranged on each of the depressed portions  22  and the insulating substrate  30  are bonded collectively, it is possible to reduce the time that is taken for alignment or bonding, compared to a case in which the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are individually bonded to the insulating substrate  30 . 
     Meanwhile, the surface process which causes the surfaces of the substrates  10  to be hydrophilized may be performed in a stage before the substrates  10  are placed on the tray  21 , that is, between the above-described process to form the fragile layers and the process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4(   b ), in a process to reprint the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , the tray  21  on which the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  bonded to the insulating substrate  30  are placed is removed. Therefore, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are placed on the tray  21  are reprinted on the insulating substrate  30 , and thus a bonded substrate  31  is acquired. 
     As described above, since the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are separated from each other and placed on the tray  21 , the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are reprinted on the insulating substrate  30  are also arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4(   c ), in a process to place the bonded substrate  31  on the tray  25 , the bonded substrate  31  is placed on the tray  25  which is provided on the lower side of the bonded substrate  31 . 
     The tray  25  includes depressed portions  27  which are formed to be able to store the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 . The depths of the depressed portions  27  which are included in the tray  25  are different from the depths of the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21 . 
     In the process to place the bonded substrate on the tray, the tray  25  which includes the depressed portions  27  is arranged on the lower side of the insulating substrate  30  to which the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are bonded, and thus the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are stored in the depressed portions  27 . 
     The size of each of the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25  is one size larger than the size of each of the substrates  10 , and the depth of each of the depressed portions  27  is formed to be deeper than the thickness of each of the substrates  10 , that is, the thickness of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  and the thickness of each of the oxide films  12 . Therefore, each of the substrates  10  which includes the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  and the oxide films  12  is stored in each of the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25 . 
     In this manner, the reason that the substrate  10  is stored in the depressed portion  27  of the tray  25  is to drop a semiconductor layer which is separated in a subsequent heat treatment to the depressed portion  27  of the tray  25  and recover the semiconductor layer. 
     Meanwhile, the tray  25  may not be necessarily located on the lower side of the bonded substrate  31 . For example, in such a way that the plurality of substrates  10  are arranged on the upper side of the insulating substrate  30  as in PTL 8, the direction of the bonded substrate  31  may be changed, and, in addition, the tray  25  may be placed on the bonded substrate  31  such that the substrate  10  is covered with the depressed portions  27 . That is, a configuration in which  FIG. 4(   c ) is vertically turned over may be used. 
     Since a high temperature heat treatment is performed in a subsequent process, it is preferable that the material of the tray  25  be quartz. If the tray  25  is formed of quartz, even when a heat of comparatively high temperature of 600° C. or higher is applied to the tray  25  in a case of separation performed by applying heat, it is possible to prevent the tray  25  from being deformed. 
     In addition, since it is difficult to perform minute processing on quartz, an extent of several mm are necessary for the width of the wall  27   a  which separates the depressed portion  27  of the tray  25  and an adjacent depressed portion  27 . For this reason, it is inevitably necessary that the plurality of substrates  10  be bonded to the insulating substrate  30  with intervals therebetween. 
     Meanwhile, the tray  25  may not necessarily have the above configuration. For example, although not shown in the drawing, a poking-up pin which can move up and down may be arranged on the bottom surface of each of the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25 , and a separated part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  due to the heat treatment may drop on the poking-up pin and may be recovered. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4(   d ), in a semiconductor layer separation process, the part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is separated along each of the fragile layers  13  by heating each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which is stored in each of the depressed portions  27 . 
     In the heat treatment, a heat at an extent of 500 to 700° C. is applied to the bonded substrate  31 . Therefore, minute holes which are formed in each of the fragile layers  13  expand in each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , and thus cracks are generated. In addition, each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  is separated along each of the fragile layers  13 . 
     Therefore, in the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , the semiconductor thin films  16 , each having a film thickness of 50 to 200 nm, are transferred to the insulating substrate  30 . That is, the oxide films  12  and the semiconductor thin films  16  which are formed on the upper layers of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  are transferred to the insulating substrate  30 . 
     On the other hand, in the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  which are separated from the fragile layer  13 , the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17  on a side which is different from a side of the semiconductor thin films  16  (substrate side portion of the substrate  10 ) are arranged on the lower sides of the semiconductor thin films  16 , and thus the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17  respectively drop to the bottom surfaces in the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25  due to gravity. In addition, when the tray  25  is removed from the insulating substrate  30 , the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17  acquired through separation are recovered. 
     Since the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17  acquired through separation are stored and recovered in the respective depressed portions  27  one by one, there is not a case in which the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17  come into contact with or damage their transferred semiconductor thin films  16  or adjacent semiconductor thin films  16  in such a way that the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17  move or are deviated after the division is performed, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  40  which has few holes or scratches and has excellent yield. 
     If the tray  25  is removed, the insulating substrate  30  to which the semiconductor thin films  16  are reprinted is vertically turned over. That is, the direction of the insulating substrate  30  is turned over in the direction in which the semiconductor thin films  16  are laminated on the upper side of the insulating substrate  30 . In addition, the insulating substrate  30  to which the semiconductor thin films  16  are reprinted is transmitted to a subsequent process. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4(   e ), in a peripheral removing process, the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  16  which are reprinted to the insulating substrate  30  are removed as necessary. The peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  16  which are reprinted on the insulating substrate  30  (an extent of several tens to several hundreds of μm from an end) have weak adhesion due to the edge roll off performed on the semiconductor thin films  16 . Therefore, as necessary, the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  16  which are reprinted to the insulating substrate  30  are removed in advance by performing photolithography and etching. 
     Therefore, the quite small areas of the semiconductor thin films  16  are reduced. 
     Subsequently, in a surface planarization process, a laser process is performed on the surfaces of the semiconductor thin films  16  which are separated from the fragile layers  13 . If the laser process is performed on the surfaces of the semiconductor thin films  16 , it is possible to recover from the damage which is applied to the semiconductor thin films  16  because hydrogen ions are injected in the fragile layer forming process. 
     With regard to a laser, for example, a XeCl excimer laser which has a wavelength of 308 nm can be used. An irradiation energy density is appropriately adjusted based on the film thickness of the transferred semiconductor thin films  16 . As an example, when the film thickness of each of the semiconductor layers  16  is at an extent of 130 nm, the irradiation energy density is at an extent of 400 to 700 mJ/cm 2 . 
     Therefore, the semiconductor substrate  32 , on which the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  are separated from each other and arranged, is formed on the insulating substrate  30 . That is, each of the spaces  30   a  is provided between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  which are arranged on the semiconductor substrate  32 . 
     Meanwhile, the peripheral removing and the laser process are not necessarily required, and may be performed as necessary. 
     In addition, the peripheral removing and the laser process may be performed after an etch-back process ( FIG. 5(   f )) which is a post process which will be described later. 
     Further, the peripheral removing may be performed by removing the peripheries in the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11  after the fragile layer forming process ( FIG. 3(   b )), which is a stage before the bonding, is performed. 
     Subsequently, a conductive film forming process and each process to thin the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  which are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  will be described with reference to  FIG. 5 . 
       FIGS. 5(   a ) to  5 ( f ) are views illustrating the conductive film forming process and each process to thin the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5(   a ), in the conductive film forming process, a conductive film (a film formed of a conductive material)  33 ′ which is formed of a conductive material and which becomes the conductive film  33  is formed on the whole surface of the semiconductor substrate  32 . As will be described later, the conductive film  33  is formed by patterning the conductive film  33 ′. 
     That is, in the insulating substrate  30 , the conductive film  33 ′ is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16 , which are bonded to be separated from each other, and on the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     It is possible to use a semiconductor, such as a-Si (amorphous silicon), poly-Si (poly silicon), or the like, a transparent conductive film, such as ITO or the like, a metal material, such as Ta, W, Mo, Ti, Al, Cr, or the like, a conductive resist, or the like as the conductive film  33 ′ which becomes the conductive film  33 . 
     When the semiconductor, such as a-Si (amorphous silicon), poly-Si (poly silicon), or the like, is used as the conductive film  33 ′, it is possible to form the conductive film  33 ′ by performing n-type or p-type doping in such a way as to add dopant gas, such as B 2 H 6 , AsH 3 , PH 3 , or the like, to silane gas, such as SiH 4  or the like, using, for example, a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method or a Low Pressure CVD (LPCVD) method. 
     When a transparent conductive film, such as ITO or the like, or a metal material is used as the conductive film  33 ′, it is possible to form the conductive film  33 ′ by using, for example, a sputtering method. 
     When a conductive resist is used as the conductive film  33 ′, it is possible to apply the conductive film  33 ′ by using a spin coater or a slit coater. 
     Here, in a post process ( FIG. 5(   b )), if the reflectance of the conductive film  33 ′ is high when a back exposure is performed, it is difficult to perform the back exposure. Therefore, it is preferable that the reflectance of the conductive film  33 ′ be lower than the reflectance of the semiconductor thin films  16 . Further, it is preferable that the conductive film  33 ′ be formed of a transparent material in order to perform the back exposure. It is preferable that a transparent conductive film, such as a-Si, poly-Si, ITO, or the like, be used for the conductive film  33 ′ as a material which has lower reflectance than the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     Therefore, it is possible to pattern the spaces  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16  and the resist  34  which is formed on the upper side of the semiconductor thin film  16  using the back exposure. 
     It is possible to determine the film thickness of the conductive film  33 ′ by considering a selection ratio of etching gas, used when the etch-back process ( FIG. 5(   f )) which will be described later is performed, to the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     In the first embodiment, the semiconductor thin films  16  are formed of Si (silicon). 
     For example, when a-Si is used as the conductive film  33 ′, the selection ratio with Si is approximately 1. Therefore, the film thickness of the conductive film  33 ′ is to the extent of 50 to 200 nm. 
     In addition, when the metal material is used as the conductive film  33 ′, the selection ratio with Si is high. Therefore, the conductive film  33  may have a film thickness to the extent of several nm to several tens nm. 
     Subsequently, in a resist applying process, the resist  34  is applied to the conductive film  33 ′ using the spin coater or the slit coater. 
     When the back exposure is performed in a subsequent process, a negative resist is applied to the conductive film  33 ′ as the resist  34 . In addition, when exposure is performed from a normal surface in a subsequent process, a positive resist is applied to the conductive film  33 ′ in order to form the film of the resist  34 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5(   b ), in a resist exposure process, the resist  34  which is applied to the conductive film  33 ′ is exposed. Here, a case in which the back exposure is performed from the rear surface of the insulating substrate  30  will be described. 
     The resist  34 , which is arranged in the spaces  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16 , is exposed from the rear surface of the insulating substrate  30  by self-alignment while the semiconductor thin films  16  are used as masks. 
     Since the silicon which configures each of the semiconductor layers  16  has high reflectance, ultraviolet light which is radiated from the rear surface sides of the semiconductor layers  16  is reflected onto the semiconductor thin films  16 , and thus the resist  34  which is formed on the upper layers of the semiconductor films  16  is not exposed. 
     On the other hand, the conductive film  33 ′ which is arranged in the spaces  30   a  is formed of, for example, a material, such as a-Si, ITO, or the like, which has lower reflectance than the reflectance of the semiconductor thin films  16 , and thus the resist  34  on the conductive film  33 ′ which is arranged in the spaces  30   a  is exposed, and becomes the exposed resist  34   a.    
     Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 5(   c ), in a developing process, the resist  34  which is on the semiconductor thin films  16  and which is not exposed is removed by developing the resist  34  on which the exposed resist  34   a  is formed by performing the back exposure, and thus it is possible to cause the exposed resist  34   a  to remain in the spaces  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     In this way, in order to form the conductive film  33  between the semiconductor thin films  16 , the resist  34  which is applied between the semiconductor thin films  16  and on the upper sides of the semiconductor thin films  16  is patterned by the self-alignment using the back exposure. In this manner, since the back exposure is used in order to pattern the resist  34 , a mask used to pattern the resist  34  is not necessary, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, since the resist  34  is patterned using the self-alignment, it is not necessary to perform high-precision alignment on the mask and the substrate when a large-sized glass substrate is exposed, and it is possible to extract a desired pattern. Therefore, since high-precision and expensive exposure equipment is not necessary, it is possible to suppress the manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, when the positive resist is applied to the conductive film  33 ′, exposure is performed from a surface side instead of the back exposure in the resist exposure process in  FIG. 5(   b ). In this case, a mask is necessary to form an exposure portion and a non-exposure portion in the resist  34 . In addition, the resist  34  on the semiconductor thin films  16 , on which the surface exposure is performed, is developed in a subsequent developing process, and thus it is possible to form the pattern of the resist  34   a  in the spaces  30   a  in the same manner. 
     As shown in  FIG. 5(   d ), in a conductive film etching process, in the conductive film  33 ′ in which the resist  34   a  is formed (patterned) on the upper layer thereof, the conductive film  33 ′ which is on the semiconductor thin films  16  is removed by performing etching. Therefore, the conductive film  33  is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16 . When etching is performed on the conductive film  33 ′ which is on the semiconductor thin films  16 , it is preferable to perform dry etching by using any one of ClF 3 , BrF 2 , F 2 , CF 4 , or XeF 2  as etching gas. As necessary, gas, such as O 2 , Ar, or the like, may be used by combination thereof. In addition, wet etching may be combined as necessary. 
     Here, when the conductive resist is used for the conductive film  33 ′, the above-described resist  34  is not necessary, and thus it is possible to pattern the conductive film  33 ′ in the exposure process ( FIG. 5(   b )) and the developing process ( FIG. 5(   c )) instead of the resist  34 . That is, it is possible to form the conductive film  33  by removing the conductive film  33 ′ on the semiconductor thin films  16  and causing the conductive film  33 ′ to remain in the spaces  30   a.    
     Therefore, when the conductive resist is used for the conductive film  33 ′, it is not necessary to apply the resist  34 . Therefore, it is possible to omit the conductive film etching process ( FIG. 5(   d )) and a resist peeling process ( FIG. 5(   e )) which will be described later. Therefore, since it is possible to reduce the number of processes, it is possible to increase productivity (throughput). 
     As shown in  FIG. 5(   e ), in the resist peeling process, the resist  34   a  which is formed on the conductive film  33  of the space  30   a  is peeled off by performing asking, peeling and cleaning, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  40  in which the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other and in which the conductive film  33  is arranged between the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     As described with reference to  FIGS. 5(   a ) to  5 ( e ), the conductive film forming process, the resist exposure process, the developing process, the conductive film etching process, and the resist peeling process are included in the process to form the conductive film  33  between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5(   f ), in the etch-back process, in order to adjust (thin) the semiconductor thin films  16  which are formed in the semiconductor substrate  40  to have a desired film thickness, a dry etching process using plasma is performed on the acquired semiconductor substrate  40 . Therefore, the semiconductor layers  16  are thinned, and semiconductor thin films  46  which are thinned to a desired film thickness are acquired. 
     That is, it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  41  in which the thinned semiconductor thin films  46  are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other and in which the conductive film  33  is arranged between the semiconductor thin films  46  by performing the etch-back process on the semiconductor substrate  40 . 
     The semiconductor substrate  40  which is acquired before the etch-back process is performed includes the conductive film  33  formed between the semiconductor thin films  16 . In particular, the semiconductor thin films  16  are connected using the conductive film  33 , and the insulating substrate  30  is completely covered by the conductive film  33  and the semiconductor thin films  16  such that the surface of the insulating substrate  30  is not exposed. Therefore, potential difference in-plane distribution does not occur in the semiconductor substrate  40 , and, electric field convergence does not occur in the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  16  when the dry etching process is performed. Therefore, it is possible to realize uniform etching in plane of the semiconductor substrate  40 . 
     As a result, an area in which panels can be formed (an area in which the film thickness of the semiconductor thin films  46  is uniform) is sufficiently secured, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  41  which includes the thinned semiconductor thin films  46 . Therefore, the obtainment efficiency of the panel increases, and thus it is possible to realize the increase in yield and reduction in costs. 
     Subsequently, in particular, although not shown in the drawing, a TFT forming process is performed using the acquired semiconductor substrate  41 . In the TFT forming process, a TFT may be formed on the semiconductor substrate  41  based on a general TFT forming process of a general poly-Si or the like (islanding semiconductor thin films→forming a gate insulating film→forming gate electrodes→forming LDD regions→injecting source/drain ions→interlayer deposition→activation→forming contact holes→forming metal lines). 
     Therefore, it is possible to form an n-channel type TFT (nch-TFT)  340   a  and a p-channel type TFT (pch-TFT)  340   b  in which the semiconductor thin films  46  are n-type semiconductors, respectively, as shown in  FIG. 17 . Since the panels which are acquired from the semiconductor thin films  46  of the semiconductor substrate  41  have less fluctuation in the film thickness of the semiconductor thin films  46  in the panels, it is possible to acquire the TFTs  340   a  and  340   b  which have less fluctuation in TFT characteristics (threshold). 
     (First Main Advantage According to Semiconductor Substrates  40  and  41 ) 
     Subsequently, the main advantage of the above-described semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1(   a ) and  1 ( b ),  FIG. 6 , and  FIG. 7 . 
       FIG. 6  is a plane view illustrating the configuration of a semiconductor substrate in the related art.  FIG. 7  is a plane view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor substrate acquired after the etch-back process according to the embodiment is performed. 
     As one main advantage of the above-described semiconductor substrates  40  and  41 , it is possible to adduce the expansion of areas in which the panels  47  can be arranged (areas each having a uniform size) and the improvement effect of the panel obtainment efficiency by performing uniform etching in the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41 . 
     When the conductive film  33  is not arranged between semiconductor thin films  915 , the peripheral portions  915   a  of the semiconductor thin films  915  are thinned or caused to vanish when the etch-back is performed. Therefore, compared to the semiconductor thin films  915  acquired before the etch-back is performed, the area of the semiconductor thin film  915   b , which is a region having uniform film thickness to the extent that the panels can be arranged after the etch-back is performed, becomes small or the number of panels  917  acquired from the semiconductor thin film  915   b  becomes small. 
     As a detailed example, before the etch-back process is performed, each of the semiconductor thin films  915  has an area to the extent that six pieces of panels  917  (36 pieces from a single semiconductor substrate  916 ) can be acquired from each of the single semiconductor thin films  915 . However, after the etch-back process is performed, the film thickness of the peripheral portion  915   a  of each of the semiconductor thin films  915  is thinned, and each of the semiconductor thin films  915  has an area, to the extent that four pieces of panels  917  (24 pieces from the single semiconductor substrate  916 ) can be acquired from the single semiconductor thin film  915   b , and thus the panel obtainment efficiency is bad. 
     On the other hand, the semiconductor substrate  40  has a configuration in which the spaces  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16  are filled with the conductive film  33  after the semiconductor thin films  16  are reprinted, and thus etching targets (that is, the semiconductor thin films  16  and the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films  16  including the spaces  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16 , which are formed on the surface of the insulating substrate  30 ) are equipotential throughout the entire surface of the insulating substrate  30  which is a large-sized substrate. 
     In addition, if the semiconductor substrate  40  is formed, it is possible to realize uniform etching in plane in the dry etching process (the etch-back process to thin the semiconductor thin films  16 ) thereafter, and it is possible to form the semiconductor substrate  41  which sufficiently secures an area in which the panels  47  can be formed (an area of a region in which the film thickness of the semiconductor thin films  46  is uniform). 
     When each of the semiconductor thin films  16  has an area to the extent that six pieces of panels  47  can be acquired from the single semiconductor thin film  16  before the etch-back process is performed, it is possible to secure an area to the extent that six pieces of panels  47  (36 pieces from the single semiconductor substrate  41 ) can be acquired from the single semiconductor thin film  46  after the etch-back process is performed, and thus the panel obtainment efficiency is excellent. 
     In the semiconductor substrate  40 , the conductive film  33  is arranged not only between the semiconductor thin films  16  but also in the surround of each of the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     If the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor substrate  40 , in the conductive film  33  which is formed on the insulating substrate  30 , the peripheral portion  33   b  of the conductive film  33  which surrounds each of the semiconductor thin films  16  (a portion which is adjacent to the exposed portion of the insulating substrate  30 ) has thinned film thickness. However, the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films  16  are completely surrounded by the conductive film  33 . Therefore, when the etch-back process is performed, it is possible to prevent electric fields from converging on the semiconductor thin films  16  in the vicinity of the peripheral portion  33   b  and it is possible to suppress that the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  16  are thinned, and thus it is further possible to acquire the semiconductor thin films  46  which include an area having uniform film thickness. 
     In this manner, according to the semiconductor substrate  41 , it is possible to prevent the obtainment efficiency of the panels  47 , which are acquired from each of the semiconductor thin films  48 , from being reduced, to prevent yield from lowering, and to realize cost reduction. 
     (Second Main Advantage According to Semiconductor Substrates  40  and  41 ) 
     As a second main advantage of the above-described semiconductor substrates  40  and  41 , it is possible to adduce a TFT characteristic fluctuation-reducing effect by performing uniform etching in the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41 . 
     In the semiconductor substrate  916   a  which has been described with reference to  FIG. 16(   a ), the conductive film  33  is not arranged between the semiconductor thin films  915 . Therefore, if the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor substrate  916   a , as shown in  FIG. 16(   b ), it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  916   b  in which the semiconductor thin films  915   b , which have desired film thickness, and the peripheral portion  915   a  of the semiconductor thin film  915   b , which is a section having film thickness thinner than the desired film thickness, are formed in the semiconductor thin film  915 . 
     Therefore, if the TFT for driving pixels in the liquid crystal display panel is manufactured on the semiconductor substrate  916   b  on which the etch-back process is performed, the film thickness fluctuation of the semiconductor layer  915   b  and the peripheral portion  915   a  thereof is reflected, and thus the TFT characteristics (threshold) fluctuation of the manufactured TFT becomes large. 
     On the other hand, as shown in  FIGS. 1(   a ) and  1 ( b ), and  FIG. 7 , in the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41 , even though the etch-back process is performed, it is possible to suppress the fluctuation in the film thickness of the acquired (etch-back process performed) semiconductor thin films  46 . Therefore, it is possible to acquire the TFT for driving pixels in the liquid crystal display panel having less fluctuation in TFT characteristics (threshold) fluctuation from the semiconductor thin films  46 . Therefore, it is possible to suppress circuit design margin being small, and thus it is possible to realize a high-speed and low-power consumption circuit. 
     (Third Main Advantage According to Semiconductor Substrates  40  and  41 ) 
     As a third main advantage of the above-described semiconductor substrates  40  and  41 , the reduction in high mask costs and a point that it is possible to maximally secure an usable semiconductor thin film area by performing the back exposure can be adduced. 
     As described with reference to  FIG. 5(   b ), in the resist exposure process, the resist  34  which is the negative resist is formed on the upper layer of the conductive film  33 ′, and the back exposure is performed, and thus it is possible to form the conductive film  33  between the semiconductor thin films  16  without using a mask. 
     Therefore, it is possible to reduce expensive mask charges. In addition, since the resist  34  is exposed using the self-alignment, it is possible to form a desired pattern without requiring high-precision alignment of the mask and the substrate when a large-sized glass substrate is exposed. Therefore, since an exposure machine which includes a high-precision and expensive stage is not necessary, it is possible to suppress the manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, it is preferable to form a thin film transistor, a semiconductor circuit, a liquid crystal display apparatus, an electroluminescence (EL) apparatus, a wireless communication apparatus, and a light emitting apparatus using the semiconductor substrate  41  manufactured as described above. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 8(   a ) to  FIGS. 12(   a ) and  12 ( b ). Meanwhile, for convenience of description, the same reference numerals are used for members which have the same function as in the drawings described in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated. 
     The semiconductor substrates  140  and  141  according to the embodiment are different from the semiconductor substrates  40  and  41  according to the first embodiment in that semiconductor thin films  16  and  46  are bonded to an insulating substrate  30  on which a conductive film  133  is patterned in advance so as to be manufactured. 
     (Process before Bonding to Insulating Substrate) 
     First, each process performed before a single crystal semiconductor substrate is bonded to an insulating substrate will be described with reference to  FIGS. 8(   a ) to  8 ( d ). 
       FIG. 8  is a view illustrating a process to manufacture single crystal semiconductor substrates and a process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates on a tray. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8(   a ), in an oxide film forming process, first, an oxide film  12  is formed on the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . 
     In the embodiment, single crystal silicon is used for the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . When the silicon substrate is used for the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , a thermal oxidation process is performed on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , acquired before an oxide film  12  is formed, in order to form the oxide film  12  on the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . 
     In the thermal oxidation process, a general vertical furnace or horizontal furnace is used, and a temperature of 900 to 1000° C. is applied to the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  (that is, the silicon substrate) acquired before the oxide film  12  is formed for 1 to 3 hours. Therefore, as a SiO 2  film which is laminated on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , the oxide film  12  is formed. In this way, it is possible to form a substrate  10  which includes the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  and the oxide film  12 . The oxide film  12  is formed on the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  in a thickness of 50 to 100 nm. 
     When the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  is formed of a semiconductor material other than the silicon, the substrate  10  may be formed by depositing the oxide film  12  (SiO 2  film) on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  using, for example, a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method. 
     Subsequently, as shown in  FIG. 8(   b ), in a fragile layer forming process, a fragile layer  13  is formed on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  on which the oxide film  12  is laminated. 
     Ion beams  14  are radiated (hydrogen ion injection, hydrogen ion doping) from the side of the surface of the oxide film  12  to the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  in which the oxide film  12  is formed on the surface thereof in the oxide film forming process. In this manner, the fragile layer  13  is formed inside the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  in such a way that hydrogen ions are poured into a predetermined depth inside the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . 
     For example, the fragile layer  13  is formed at a position in a depth of 50 to 200 nm from the interface between the oxide film  12  and the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . 
     For example, when ion injection is performed on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  using H +  ions, injection energy: 5 to 20 keV and injection amount: 1×10 16 /cm 2  to 1×10 17 /cm 2  are set as hydrogen ion injection (doping) conditions. 
     When ions, such as H 3   +  ions, are injected to the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 , ion injection is performed under the conditions of injection energy: 30 to 90 keV and injection amount: 1×10 16 /cm 2  to 1×10 17 /cm 2 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8(   c ), in a peripheral portion removing process, a substrate  10   a , which includes a single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a , from which the peripheral portion thereof is removed, and an oxide film  12   a  (insulating film), is acquired by removing the peripheral portion of the substrate  10  in which the fragile layer  13  is formed on the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11 . It is possible to remove the peripheral portion of the substrate  10  by performing photolithography and etching. 
     In this manner, in the embodiment, it is preferable to remove the peripheral portions of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  and the oxide film  12  which have weak adhesion, before the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11  is bonded to the insulating substrate  30 . 
     Here, as will be described later, in the embodiment, the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30  on which a conductive film  133  is patterned in advance. Therefore, if the peripheral portions are removed after the semiconductor thin films which are formed from the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30 , the interval with adjacent conductive films  133  widens, and thus it should be prevented. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8(   d ), in a process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , the peripheral portions of which are removed, are placed on a tray  21 . 
     The tray  21  is the same as in the first embodiment. That is, a plurality of depressed portions  22  are formed in a matrix shape in the tray  21 . 
     In addition, when a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are placed in the depressed portions  22 , it is necessary to transfer the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  without touching the surfaces of oxide films  12   a  (that is, the surface of the substrate  10   a ) which are laminated on the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a . Therefore, in order to transfer the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , for example, a jig or the like, such as a placing jig  23  or a placing jig  24  shown in  FIG. 8(   d ), is used. 
     For example, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are placed in the respective depressed portions  22  by picking up the side surfaces of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  or dropping it using the placing jig  23 . 
     In addition, the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are placed in the depressed portions  22  while inclining the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  which are fixed by supporting and adsorbing the rear surfaces of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  (surfaces on the rear sides of the surfaces on which the oxide films  12   a  are formed) using, for example, the placing jig  24 . 
     Meanwhile, each of the substrates  10   a  is placed on a poking-up pin which is arranged on the bottom surface of each of the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21  and which can move up and down. After each of the substrates  10   a  is placed, the placing jig  24  which releases the adsorption may be taken out in the horizontal direction. Thereafter, the poking-up pin drops and each of the substrates  10  falls into each of the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21 . 
     Therefore, even when any method is used, the clearance space between the wall  22   a  of each of the depressed portions  22  and each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , and the wall  22   a  between the depressed portions  22  used to distinguish the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  from each other are necessary. 
     In this manner, the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are inevitably arranged to be separated from each other on the tray  21 . 
     As an example, with regard to the interval between the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , which is necessary when the side surfaces of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are picked up and each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  is placed in each of the depressed portions  22  of the tray  21  by the placing jig  23 , 1 mm or larger is necessary for the thickness of the arm  23   a  ( 23   b ) of the placing jig  23  which touches the side surface of the wall  22   a  of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a,  1 mm or larger is necessary for one side of the clearance between the wall  22   a  of each of the depressed portions  22  and each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , and 1 mm or larger is necessary for the width of the wall  22   a  between the depressed portions  22  which distinguish the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  from each other. 
     In this manner, when a plurality of semiconductor substrates are arranged on the tray, the plurality of semiconductor substrates are usually separated from each other at intervals of at least 5 mm or larger. 
     The depth of each of the depressed portions  22  (that is, the height of the wall  22   a ) is shallower than the thickness of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  and each of the oxide films  12   a  which is laminated on each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , and thus the surface of each of the oxide films  12   a  is taken out from each of the depressed portions  22 . The reason for this is that each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  is bonded to the insulating substrate in a subsequent process. 
     It is preferable that a vacuum adsorption mechanism be arranged on the tray  21 , and, in addition, the tray  21  be formed of a material which has medical fluid resistance (alkaline resistance). The reason for this is that, when the surface process is collectively performed on the plurality of substrates  10  which are arranged on the tray  21 , there is a case in which SC1 cleaning or the like is performed, or spin drying, air-knife drying, or the like is performed in a subsequent process. 
     (With Regard to Insulating Substrate) 
     Subsequently, a method for manufacturing an insulating substrate, to which the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are bonded, will be described with reference to  FIGS. 9 ,  11 , and  12 . 
       FIG. 9  is a view illustrating a method for manufacturing an insulating substrate, to which single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9(   a ), in a conductive film forming process, a conductive film  133 ′ formed of a conductive material (a film formed of a conductive material) which becomes the conductive film  133  is formed on the whole surface of the insulating substrate  30 . As will be described later, opening sections are formed in the conductive film  133 ′, and thus the conductive film  133  is formed. 
     It is possible to form the conductive film  133 ′ in such a way that a semiconductor, such as a-Si, poly-Si, or the like, on which n-type or p-type doping is performed, is formed using a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method or a Low Pressure CVD (LPCVD) method, or that a transparent conductive film, such as ITO or the like, or a metal, such as Ta, W, Mo, Ti, Al, Cr, or the like, is formed using a sputtering method. 
     It is possible to determine the film thickness of the conductive film  133 ′ taking into consideration the selection ratio of etching gas, used when an etch-back process ( FIG. 10(   f )) which will be described later is performed, with the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     For example, in a bonding process which will be described later in  FIG. 10(   a ), when the area of a single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  which is bonded to the insulating substrate  30  is smaller than an opening section  133   a  provided in the conductive film  133  which is formed on the insulating substrate  30  in order to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a , the step of the conductive film  133  is of no concerned when bonding is performed. 
     Therefore, it is possible to form the conductive film  133 ′ which has thick film thickness and has a small selection ratio with the material Si which configures the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  of the substrate  10   a . That is, it is possible to use a material, in which an etching rate acquired when the dry etching is performed is approximately the same as the etching rate with Si, for the conductive film  133 ′. As an example, as the conductive film  133 , it is possible to form a-Si or poly-Si having the selection ratio with Si which is close to 1, that is, equal to or larger than 0.8 and equal to or less than 1.2 at a film thickness of approximately 50 to 200 nm. 
     In this manner, when a material, which has the selection ratio with the material which configures the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  of the substrate  10   a  of equal to or larger than 0.8 and equal to or less than 1.2, is used as the conductive film  133 ′, it is easy to control remaining film of the conductive film  133 ′ in dry etching performed when etch-back which will be described later is performed, with the result that it is possible to use normal gas used to perform etching on the semiconductor thin films  16  without change even though gases are not complicatedly combined or dangerous gas is not used for prevention of the elimination of the conductive film  133 ′ on the way, and thus it is possible to simplify the process or suppress manufacturing costs. 
     It is apparent that the conductive film  133 ′ which has thin film thickness and a high selection ratio with Si may be formed. 
     On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, when the area of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  which is bonded to the insulating substrate  30  is larger than the opening section  133   a  provided in the conductive film  133  which is formed on the insulating substrate  30  in order to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a , the peripheral portions of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  (that is, the peripheral portions of the substrate  10   a ) run over the step of the conductive film  133 . 
     Therefore, if the step of the conductive film  133  is large, gaps are generated between the peripheral portion of the substrate  10   a  and the insulating substrate  30  (the corners of step), and thus regions which cannot be bonded are generated. 
     Further, when the step is extremely large, the repulsion force based on the warping of the substrate  10   a  is larger than the bonding force based on van der Waals attraction, and thus there is a case in which the entire substrate  10   a  cannot be bonded. 
     Therefore, in this case, in order that the substrate  10   a  is excellently bonded, it is necessary to cause the film thickness of the conductive film  133  to be extremely thin. 
     However, if the film thickness of the conductive film  133  is too thin, in an etch-back process ( FIG. 10(   f )) in a subsequent process, the etch-back is performed on the conductive film  133  and the conductive film  133  is eliminated before the semiconductor thin films  16   a  are thinned up to the semiconductor thin films  46   a  which have desired film thickness, and thus the base insulating substrate  30  is exposed during the etch-back. 
     Therefore, the insulated sections and the semiconductor layers are mixed on the surface of the insulating substrate  30 , the peripheral portions of the semiconductor layers are greatly etched, and thus it is not possible to solve the problem to be solved. 
     Therefore, when the area of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  which is bonded to the insulating substrate  30  is larger than the opening section which is provided in the conductive film  133  formed on the insulating substrate  30  in order to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a , the conductive film  133  is formed by forming the conductive film  133 ′ which is thin and which has a large selection ratio with Si, which is a material configuring the semiconductor thin films  16 , when the etching (etch-back) is performed. 
     As the conductive film  133 , it is possible to cause, for example, a metal thin film (Ar, Cr, or the like) having the selection ratio with Si which is equal to or larger than 10 and equal to or less than 50 to be formed to have extremely thin film thickness, that is, approximately several to several tens of nm. 
     Since the film thickness of the conductive film  133  is formed to be approximately several to several tens of nm, the conductive film is an extremely thin film. Therefore, although the substrates  10   a  run on the edge portions of the opening sections which are provided in the conductive film  133  when the substrates  10   a  are transferred, step is small (the film thickness of the conductive film  133  is thin), and thus only few regions which are not bonded remain and the substrates  10   a  are bonded to almost the whole surfaces of the opening sections. Therefore, it is possible to form the semiconductor substrates  140  and  141  which have high panel obtainment efficiency. 
     In addition, the selection ratio is equal to or larger than 10. Therefore, in an etching process in a subsequent process ( FIG. 10(   f )), even if the semiconductor thin films  16   a  are etched-back by approximately several tens to 100 nm, the conductive film  133  is etched back by approximately only several nm to 10 nm, and thus the conductive film  133 , which is arranged between the semiconductor thin films  16   a , remains between the semiconductor thin films  16   a  in the etch-back process. Therefore, in the semiconductor substrate  51  which will be described later, it is suppressed that the surface of the insulating substrate  30  is exposed, electric field convergence does not occur, and thus it is possible to realize uniform etching in plane. 
     Further, in the etching process, it is preferable to perform dry etching on the semiconductor thin films  16   a  using any one of ClF 3 , BrF 2 , F 2 , CF 4 , and XeF 2  as etching gas. Therefore, since it is possible to increase the selection ratio of the etching rate of the conductive film  133  to the semiconductor thin films  16   a  to  10  or greater (that is, it is possible to cause the etching rate of the conductive film  133  slow down by 10 times or greater, compared to the etching rate of the semiconductor thin films  16   a ), it is possible to form the conductive film  133  to have thin film thickness. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9(   b ), in a resist patterning process, first, a resist is applied to the conductive film  133 ′ which is formed on the surface of the insulating substrate  30 , and photolithography is further performed. 
     Resist patterns  134  are formed by patterning the applied resist in a lattice shape such that positions on insulating substrate  30  to which the substrates  10   a  are bonded are open in advance. That is, the resist patterns  134  are formed on the regions of the conductive film  133 ′ expect for the opening sections which are provided in the conductive film  133 ′ in order to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a.    
     Normally, the sizes of the opening sections which are provided on the conductive film  133  in order to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are one size larger than the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  to be bonded such that step due to the conductive film  133  does not affect the bonding with the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a.    
     However, as described above, depending on the kind or film thickness of the conductive film  133  to be used, the step of the conductive film  133  is less of an obstacle to the bonding with the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , and the conductive film  133  is not eliminated even when the etch-back process is performed, and thus it is possible to form the opening sections of the conductive film  133  to be one size smaller than the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a.    
     As shown in  FIG. 9(   c ), in a process to etch the conductive film  133 ′, the resist patterns  134  on the conductive film  133 ′ are used as masks, the opening section forming regions of the conductive film  133 ′, which are provided to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , are etched and removed by performing the dry etching, and patterning is performed in a lattice shape so as to expose the surface of the insulating substrate  30  which is located at the positions to which the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are bonded. Therefore, a bonding substrate  130 , on which the conductive film  133  having the opening sections  133   a  used to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  is formed, is formed on the insulating substrate  30 . 
     In this manner, the conductive film  133 ′, which is on the regions to which the plurality of substrates  10   a  are bonded, is removed by performing the resist patterning process and the process to etch the conductive film  133  which are described with reference to  FIGS. 9(   b ) and  9 (C), and thus the insulating substrate  30  in the opening sections  133   a  is exposed, and, at the same time, the conductive film  133  is left and formed on the insulating substrate  30  in regions to which the substrates  10   a  are not bonded. 
       FIG. 11  is a plane view illustrating a bonding substrate  130 . 
     In the bonding substrate  130 , the conductive film  133 , on which opening sections  133   a  are formed to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  to the insulating substrate  30  is formed. That is, when the bonding substrate  130  is viewed through a planar view, the conductive film  133  is arranged to surround the peripheries in the opening sections  133   a.    
       FIGS. 12(   a ) and  12 ( b ) are views in which a region C in  FIG. 11  is enlarged,  FIG. 12(   a ) shows a conductive film  133   c  which is formed of a beta film, and  FIG. 12(   b ) shows a conductive film  133   d  which is formed in an island pattern. 
     The conductive film  133 , which is formed in a lattice shape by forming the opening sections  133   a , is generally formed of a beta film which is continuously connected, as shown in the conductive film  133   c  in  FIG. 12(   a ). 
     However, the conductive film  133  may be intentionally formed using a group of small island patterns (island patterns), like the conductive film  133   d  shown in  FIG. 12(   b ). 
     If the conductive film is formed using a group of the small island patterns like the conductive film  133   d , the etching rate of the section of the conductive film  133   d  which is a tight pattern becomes yet slower due to a micro loading effect when an etch-back process in a subsequent process is performed. 
     Therefore, the selection ratio with Si becomes substantially large, and thus it is possible to further thin the film thickness of the conductive film  133 ′ which is formed in the conductive film forming process ( FIG. 9(   a )). 
     Accordingly, even when the size of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  to be bonded is greater than the opening section  133   a , it is possible to form the conductive film  133  with lower step. Therefore, when the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  is bonded to the insulating substrate  30 , it is possible to further decrease the occurrence of defective transfer due to step. 
     (Bonding Process) 
     Subsequently, each process to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates to the insulating substrate will be described with reference to  FIG. 10 . 
       FIG. 10  is a view illustrating each process to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates to the insulating substrate. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10(   a ), in a bonding process, the plurality of substrates  10   a , which are placed on the tray  21 , are bonded to the bonding substrate  130  (the insulating substrate  30 ) which is prepared in advance in the above-described process in  FIG. 9 . 
     It is possible to use the Smart-Cut (registered trademark) method, which has been generally used, in order to perform a surface process on the oxide films  12   a  and the insulating substrate  30  and to bond them. 
     That is, a plasma process or a chemical process is performed on the surfaces of the plurality of substrates  10   a  which are placed on the tray  21  (that is, the surfaces of the oxide films  12 ) and the surface of the insulating substrate  30 , and thus each of the surfaces is hydrophilized. 
     When the plasma process is performed, it is possible to use Ar plasma, atmospheric pressure plasma, or the like. In addition, a hydrophilization process may be performed on each of the surfaces in such a way that the chemical process, such as ozone water cleaning, SC1 cleaning, or the like, is performed on the surfaces of the substrates  10   a  (that is, the surfaces of the oxide films  12 ) and the surface of the insulating substrate  30  for a few minutes. 
     Meanwhile, the surface process to hydrophilize the surfaces of the substrates  10   a  may be performed at a stage before the substrates are placed on the tray  21 , that is, between the above-described fragile layer forming process and the process to place the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a.    
     In a state in which the substrates  10   a  are placed on the tray  21 , the substrates  10   a  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30  (opening sections  133   a ) to face each other. 
     That is, the surface of each of the plurality of substrates  10   a  (that is, the surfaces of the oxide films  12 ) is bonded to each of the opening sections  133   a , which are regions that expose the insulating substrate  30  since the conductive film  133 ′ is removed, such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are separated from each other. 
     If so, the substrates  10   a  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30  due to the van der Waals attraction. In this manner, the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30  through the oxide films  12   a.    
     After the substrates  10   a  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30 , a pre-anneal process is performed at 200° C. for two hours, and thus a dehydration reaction progresses on the interface between the substrates  10   a  and the insulating substrate  30 , and covalent bonding is formed, thereby reinforcing the bonding. 
     Normally, since the opening sections  133   a  of the conductive film  133  which is formed in the insulating substrate  30  are one size larger than the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  to be bonded, it is possible to bond the substrates  10   a  to the insulating substrate  30  while the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  do not run over the conductive film  133 . 
     On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, when the opening sections  133   a  of the conductive film  133  which is formed in the insulating substrate  30  are smaller than the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  to be bonded, the peripheral portions of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  (that is, the peripheral portions of the substrates  10   a ) protrude from the opening sections  133   a  of the conductive film  133 , and the protruding peripheral portions of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  (that is, the peripheral portions of the substrates  10   a ) run over the conductive film  133 . 
     Therefore, gap regions which are difficult to be bonded to the insulating substrate  30  are generated in the peripheral portions of the substrates  10   a  in the opening sections  133   a . However, as described above, since the conductive film  133  having extremely thin film thickness is formed, the width of the region of the peripheral portion of each of the substrates  10   a , which is difficult to be bonded, is quite small in each of the opening sections  133   a , and thus it is possible to cover almost the whole region of the surface of the insulating substrate  30  using the conductive film  133  and the semiconductor thin films  16   a  such that the insulating substrate  30  is not exposed. 
     After the substrates  10   a  and the insulating substrate  30  are bonded, a pre-anneal process is performed at 200° C. for two hours, and thus a dehydration reaction progresses on the interface between the substrates  10   a  and the insulating substrate  30 , covalent bonding is formed, thereby reinforcing the bonding. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10(   b ), in a process to reprint the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , the tray  21 , on which the plurality of substrates  10   a  bonded to the insulating substrate  30  are placed, is removed, and thus the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  which are placed on the tray  21  are reprinted to the insulating substrate  30 . 
     As described above, since the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are separated from each other and arranged on the tray  21 , the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  which are reprinted to the insulating substrate  30  are also arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10(   c ), in a process to place the bonded substrates on the tray, the bonded substrate  131 , in which the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are bonded to the insulating substrate  30 , is placed on a tray  25  which is arranged on the lower side of the bonded substrate  131 . 
     The substrates  10   a  are stored in the respective depressed portions  27  provided in the tray  25 . 
     The size of each of the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25  is one size larger than each of the substrates  10   a , and the depth of each of the depressed portions  27  is formed to be deeper than the thickness of each of the substrates  10   a.    
     In this manner, the reason for storing the substrates  10   a  in the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25  is to drop semiconductor layers, which are divided through a heat treatment in a subsequent process, into the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25  and recover them. 
     Meanwhile, the tray  25  is not necessarily located on the lower side of the bonded substrate  131 . For example, as in PTL 8, the direction of the bonded substrate  131  may be changed such that the plurality of substrates  10   a  are arranged on the upper side of the insulating substrate  30 , and, in addition, the tray  25  may be placed on the bonded substrate  131  such that the depressed portions  27  cover the substrates  10   a.    
     In order to perform high-temperature heat treatment in a subsequent process, it is desirable that the material of the tray  25  be quartz. In addition, since it is difficult to process the quartz, it is necessary that the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25  (width of separation wall) be separated at intervals of approximately several mm. From this reason, it is necessary that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  be bonded to the insulating substrate  30  while inevitably having intervals therebetween. 
     Meanwhile, the tray  25  may not be necessarily configured as above. For example, although not shown in the drawing, a poking-up pin which can move up and down may be arranged on the bottom surface of the depressed portion  27  of the tray  25 , and single crystal semiconductor substrates which are a part of the single crystal semiconductor substrate  11   a  on which division is performed through the heat treatment may be dropped on the poking-up pin and may be recovered. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10(   d ), in a semiconductor layer separation process, the heat treatment is performed on the bonded substrate  131  in a state in which the bonded substrate  131  is placed on the tray  25 , and the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are separated from the fragile layers  13 . 
     In the heat treatment, a heat of approximately 500 to 700° C. is applied to the bonded substrate  131 . Therefore, cracks are generated in the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  because minute holes which are formed in the fragile layer  13  are expanded. In addition, the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are separated from the fragile layers  13 . Therefore, in the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a , the semiconductor thin films  16   a  having a film thickness of approximately 50 to 200 nm are transferred to the insulating substrate  30 . That is, the oxide films  12   a  and the semiconductor thin films  16   a  which are formed on the upper layers of the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  are transferred to the insulating substrate  30 . 
     On the other hand, in the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11   a  which are separated from the fragile layers  13 , the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17   a  opposite to the semiconductor thin films  16   a  (substrate side portions of the substrates  10   a ) are arranged on the lower sides of the semiconductor thin films  16   a , and thus the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17   a  are dropped to bottom surfaces in the depressed portions  27  of the tray  25  due to gravity. In addition, when the tray  25  is detached from the insulating substrate  30 , the single crystal semiconductor substrates  17   a  are recovered. 
     If the tray  25  is detached, the insulating substrate  30  to which the semiconductor thin films  16   a  are reprinted is vertically turned over. That is, the direction of the insulating substrate  30  is reversed in the direction in which the semiconductor thin films  16   a  are laminated on the upper side of the insulating substrate  30 . In addition, the insulating substrate  30  to which the semiconductor thin films  16   a  are reprinted is transmitted to a subsequent process. 
     In this manner, in a semiconductor layer separation process, a part of each of the substrates  10   a  is divided, and the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  are transferred such that the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  are separated from each other on the insulating substrate  30  on which the conductive film  133  is formed. Therefore, since it is possible to form the conductive film  133  between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  which are transferred to the insulating substrate  30 , it is possible to suppress that the surface of the insulating substrate  30  is exposed between the semiconductor thin films  16   a.    
     Therefore, in order to cause the semiconductor thin films  16   a  to have desired film thickness, when the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor thin films  16   a , it is possible to perform the etch-back process by suppressing the generation of potential difference between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  and the insulating substrate  30 , and suppressing the convergence of electric fields to the peripheral portions (end portions) of the semiconductor thin films  16   a.    
     Therefore, it is possible to thin the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  to be uniform up to the peripheral portions thereof with desired film thickness by performing the etch-back process. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10(   e ), in a surface planarization process, a laser process is performed on the surfaces of the semiconductor thin films  16   a  which are separated from the fragile layers  13 . It is possible to recover the damage, added to the semiconductor thin films  118  because hydrogen ions are injected in the fragile layer forming process, by performing a laser process on the surfaces of the semiconductor thin films  16   a  in addition to the planarization of the semiconductor thin films  16   a.    
     With regard to a laser, for example, a XeCl excimer laser which has a wavelength of 308 nm can be used. An irradiation energy density is appropriately adjusted based on the film thickness of the transferred semiconductor thin films  16   a . As an example, when the film thickness of each of the semiconductor layers  16   a  is 130 nm, the irradiation energy density is 400 to 700 mJ/cm 2 . 
     Therefore, the semiconductor substrate  140 , in which the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other, is formed. That is, each of the spaces  30   a  is provided between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  which are arranged on the insulating substrate  30 . In addition, the conductive film  133  is arranged in each of the spaces  30   a.    
     That is, it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  140  in which the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other and in which the conductive film  133  is arranged between the semiconductor thin films  16   a.    
     Meanwhile, the laser process is not inevitably necessary, and may be performed as necessary. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10(   f ), in the etch-back process, in order to adjust (thin) the semiconductor thin films  16   a  which are formed on the semiconductor substrate  140  to the desired film thickness, a dry etching process is performed on the acquired semiconductor substrate  140  using plasma. Therefore, the semiconductor thin films  16   a  are thinned, and thus the semiconductor thin films  46   a , which are thinned and adjusted to the desired film thickness, are acquired. 
     That is, when the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor substrate  140 , it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  141  in which the plurality of thinned semiconductor thin films  46   a  are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other, and in which the conductive film  133  is arranged between the semiconductor thin films  46   a.    
     In the semiconductor substrate  140  acquired before the etch-back process is performed, the conductive film  133  is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16   a  which are transferred to the insulating substrate  30 . That is, almost of the surface of the insulating substrate  30  is covered by the conductive film  133  and the semiconductor thin films  46   a  such that the surface of the insulating substrate  30  is not exposed. Therefore, when plasma is generated on the surface of the semiconductor substrate  140  in the dry etching process, the in-plane distribution of the potential difference does not occur in the semiconductor substrate  140 , and electric fields do not converge on the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  46   a . Therefore, it is possible to realize uniform etching in plane of the semiconductor substrate  140 . 
     As a result, it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  141  which includes thinned semiconductor thin films  46   a  by sufficiently securing panel formable areas (regions in which the film thickness of the semiconductor thin films  46   a  is uniform). Therefore, the panel obtainment efficiency increases, and thus it is possible to realize yield improvement and cost reduction. 
     Subsequently, in particular, although not shown in the drawing, a TFT forming process is performed using the acquired semiconductor substrate  141 . In the TFT forming process, a TFT may be formed from the semiconductor substrate  141  based on a general TFT forming process of poly-Si or the like (islanding semiconductor thin films→forming a gate insulating film→forming gate electrodes→injecting source/drain ions→interlayer deposition→activation→forming contact holes→forming metal lines). Therefore, it is possible to form an n-channel type TFT (nch-TFT)  340   a  and a p-channel type TFT (pch-TFT)  340   b  in which the semiconductor thin films  46  are n-type semiconductors, respectively, as shown in  FIG. 17 . Since the panel which are acquired from the semiconductor thin films  148  of the semiconductor substrate  141  have less fluctuation in the film thickness of the semiconductor thin films  46   a  in the panels, it is possible to acquire the TFTs  340   a  and  340   b  which have less fluctuation in TFT characteristics (threshold). 
     As described above, the semiconductor substrate  141  is formed by transferring the plurality of semiconductor thin films  46   a  to the insulating substrate  30  on which the conductive film  133  is patterned in advance. Therefore, in the semiconductor substrate  141 , each of the plurality of semiconductor thin films  46   a  and the conductive film  133  are separated from each other and arranged. It is preferable that the distance, by which each of the semiconductor thin films  46   a  and the conductive film  133  are separated from each other, be 1 mm or less. Therefore, even though each of the semiconductor thin films  46   a  and the conductive film  133  are separated from each other, the distance therebetween is close, with the result that it is possible to prevent electric fields from converging on the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films  46   a  when the etch-back process is performed, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  141  in which semiconductor thin films  46   a  having thinned film thickness are formed while maintaining a uniform film thickness. 
     Further, preferably, it is preferable that each of the plurality of semiconductor thin films  46   a  and the conductive film  133  be separated from each other in a range of 100 μm or less. Therefore, since the distance between each of the semiconductor thin films  46   a  and the conductive film  133  is further closer, it is possible to further securely prevent electric fields from converging on the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films  46   a  when the etch-back process is performed, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate  141  in which semiconductor thin films  46   a  having thinned film thickness are formed while maintaining a uniform film thickness. 
     Third Embodiment 
     Subsequently, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 13 . 
       FIG. 13  is a view illustrating a process to manufacture a semiconductor substrate according to the third embodiment. Meanwhile, for convenience of description, the same reference numerals are used for members which have the same function as in the drawings described in the first and second embodiments, and the description thereof will not be repeated. 
     In the above-described first and second embodiments, almost of the surface of the insulating substrate which is exposed is covered by the conductive film, and thus the electric potential of the semiconductor substrate is caused to be equal, thereby preventing electric fields from converging on the outer peripheries of the semiconductor thin films. 
     On the other hand, in the third embodiment, instead of the surface of the semiconductor substrate not being covered by the conductive film, each of the outer peripheries of the semiconductor thin films which are formed on the semiconductor substrate are protected by laminating a resist. If an etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor substrate, even though electric fields converge on the outer peripheries of the semiconductor thin films, only the laminated resist is etched and the semiconductor thin films at the bottom of the resist are not etched. 
     Hereinafter, detailed description will be made. Meanwhile, the descriptions of the processes which are the same as in the first embodiment will not be repeated for simplification. 
     In a process performed on a single crystal semiconductor substrate side, as described with reference to  FIGS. 3(   a ) to  3 ( c ), the substrates  10  are formed through the oxide film forming process, the fragile layer forming process, and the placing process in the same manner. 
     In a process performed on an insulating substrate side, as described with reference to  FIG. 3(   d ), the insulating substrate  30  used to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates is prepared in the same manner. 
     Subsequently, as described with reference to  FIGS. 4(   a ) to  4 ( d ), the insulating substrate  30  to which the semiconductor thin films  16  are reprinted is formed through the bonding process, the process to reprint the single crystal semiconductor substrates  11 , the process to place the bonded substrate on the tray, and the semiconductor layer separation process. 
     Subsequently, the peripheral removing process and the surface planarization process, which are described with reference to  FIG. 4(   e ), are skipped (in the embodiment, after the etch-back process is performed, the peripheral removing and the surface planarization are performed), and a resist  234  is applied to the whole surface of the insulating substrate  30 , to which the semiconductor thin films  16  are reprinted, as shown in  FIG. 13(   a ). When the back exposure is performed, a negative resist is applied as the resist  234 . On the other hand, when the surface exposure is performed, a positive resist is applied as the resist  234 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 13(   b ), in a resist exposure process, the resist  234 , arranged in the space  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16 , is exposed from the rear surface of the insulating substrate  30  by self-alignment while the semiconductor thin films  16  are used as masks. 
     Since the silicon which configures the semiconductor thin films  16  has high reflectance, ultraviolet light which is radiated from the rear surface sides of the semiconductor thin films  16  is reflected by the semiconductor thin films  16 , and thus the resist  234 , which is a negative resist formed on the upper layers of the semiconductor thin films  16 , is not exposed. 
     On the other hand, since the resist  234  is directly formed on the insulating substrate  30  formed of glass in the section of the space  30   a , transmittance is high, the resist  234  which is arranged in the space  30   a  is exposed, and thus the resist  234  becomes the exposed resist  234   a.    
     Further, when the back exposure is performed, over exposure is performed as the exposure condition. Therefore, since the width of the pattern of the resist  234  to be exposed expands, it is possible to form a negative resist pattern (that is, a resist  234   a ) having an interval which is wider than the space  30   a  between the single crystal semiconductor substrates  18 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 13(   c ), if the resist  234 , in which the exposed resist  234   a  is formed by performing the back exposure, is developed in a subsequent process, the unexposed resist  234  on the semiconductor thin films  16  is removed, and thus it is possible to leave the exposed resist  234   a  in the space  30   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16 . In this way, it is possible to form the resist  234   a  between the semiconductor thin films  16  using self-alignment. 
     In addition, since the back exposure is performed using the over exposure, it is possible to form the resist  234   a  using self-alignment in such a way as to protect the peripheral portions (angles)  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     In addition, although a mask is necessary, the resist pattern may be formed in such a way as to protect the peripheral portions (angles)  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  by exposing the resist  234  formed of a positive resist using a mask as in normal exposure from the surface and developing the resist  234 . 
     In this manner, it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate  240  in which the plurality of semiconductor thin films  16  are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other, and in which the resist  234   a  is arranged between the semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     Since it is possible to protect the peripheral portions (angles)  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  using the resist  234   a , when the etching process is performed in a subsequent etch-back process, electric fields converge on corner sections (parts of the resist  234   a  laminated on the peripheral portions (angles)  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16 ). Therefore, although the resist  234   a , which is laminated on the peripheral portions (angles)  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16 , is etched, the peripheral portions (angles)  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  on the lower layer of the resist  234   a  are not etched, and thus it is possible to solve the problem in that the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  246  are thinned after the etch-back process is performed. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13(   d ), in the etch-back process, in order to adjust (thin) the semiconductor thin films  216  which are formed on the semiconductor substrate  240  to desired film thickness, the dry etching process is performed on the acquired semiconductor substrate  240 . Therefore, a semiconductor thin films in which exposed parts of the semiconductor thin films  16  are thinned, is in acquired semiconductor thin films  16 . 
     Since the peripheral portions  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  are protected by the resist  234   a , when plasma is generated, electric fields converge on the peripheral portions  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  and the resist  234   a  on the peripheral portions  216  is etched. However, the peripheral portions  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  on the lower layer of the resist  234   a  are protected and are not etched. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem in that the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  246  are thinned after the etch-back process is performed. 
     In the embodiment, since the peripheral portions  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  which are protected by the resist  234   a  are not etched and left, it may be superficially considered that the areas of the semiconductor thin films  246  (inside areas of the peripheral portions  216 ), which are thinned in the etch-back process are one size reduced. 
     However, as described in the first and second embodiments, since the adhesion of the peripheral portions (several tens to several hundred μm) of the semiconductor thin films is weak, it is desirable to remove the peripheral portions. 
     Although the peripheral portions are removed in advance before the etch-back process is performed in the peripheral portion removing process in the first and second embodiments, the peripheral portions  216  are removed after the etch-back process is performed, as will be described later, in the embodiment. Therefore, eventually, it is possible to acquire the thinned semiconductor thin films  246  which have almost the same area as that of the semiconductor thin films  46  and  146  which have been described in the first and second embodiments. Therefore, the panel obtainment efficiency increases, and thus it is possible to realize yield improvement and cost reduction. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13(   e ), in a peripheral removing process, the peripheral portions of the semiconductor thin films  246  which are reprinted on the insulating substrate  30  are removed as necessary. 
     The peripheral portions  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  which are reprinted on the insulating substrate  30  have weak adhesion. Therefore, as necessary, the peripheral portions  216  of the semiconductor thin films  16  which are reprinted on the insulating substrate  30  are removed by performing photolithography and etching. 
     Therefore, the semiconductor thin films  246  are acquired in which the areas of the semiconductor thin films  16  are one size reduced. 
     Subsequently, in the surface planarization process, a laser process is performed on the surfaces of the semiconductor thin films  246  which are separated from the fragile layers  13 . It is possible to recover the damage, added to the semiconductor thin films  249  because hydrogen ions are injected in the fragile layer forming process, by performing a laser process on the surfaces of the semiconductor thin films  246  in addition to the planarization of the semiconductor thin films  246 . 
     With regard to a laser, for example, a XeCl excimer laser which has a wavelength of 308 nm can be used. An irradiation energy density is appropriately adjusted based on the film thickness of the transferred semiconductor thin films  246 . As an example, when the film thickness of each of the semiconductor layers  246 , acquired after the etch-back process is performed, is approximately 50 nm, the irradiation energy density is 300 to 600 mJ/cm 2 . 
     Therefore, the semiconductor substrate  232 , in which the plurality of semiconductor thin films  246  are arranged on the insulating substrate  30  to be separated from each other, is formed. That is, each of the spaces  30   b  is provided between the plurality of semiconductor thin films  246  which are arranged on the semiconductor substrate  232 . 
       FIG. 17  is a schematic diagram illustrating a thin film transistor and a semiconductor circuit which is prepared using the semiconductor substrate  41  according to the present invention. Although detailed process diagrams are omitted, with regard to the semiconductor substrate  41  according to the present invention, a TFT substrate  300  in which TFTs  340   a  and  340   b  are formed on the semiconductor substrate  41  is acquired based on the general TFT forming process of poly-Si or the like (islanding the semiconductor thin films  46 →forming a gate insulating film  303 →forming gate electrodes  348 →forming LDD regions  346 →injecting source/drain ions (forming sources/drains  347 )→interlayer deposition (forming an interlayer insulating film  304 )→activation→forming contact holes  304   a →forming metal lines  349 →forming interlayer insulating film  305 ). 
     It is possible, as the TFTs  340   a  and  340   b , respectively to form an n-channel type TFT (nch-TFT)  340   a , in which the semiconductor thin films  46  are p-type semiconductors, and a p-channel type TFT (pch-TFT)  340   b , in which the semiconductor thin films  46  are n-type semiconductors, by doping ions. 
     Since the TFTs  340   a  and  340   b  acquired from each of the semiconductor thin films  46  of the semiconductor substrate  41  show characteristics which are equal to those of single crystal silicon and fluctuation in the film thickness of the semiconductor thin films  46  is small, it is possible to acquire the TFTs  340   a  and  340   b  which have less fluctuation in TFT characteristics (threshold). 
     In addition, it is possible to acquire a complementary type MOS transistor (CMOS) circuit  340  by combining the nch-TFT (TFT  340   a ) and pch-TFT (TFT  340   b ). 
     If the CMOS circuit  340  is used, it is possible to realize various semiconductor circuits. For example, it is possible to prepare an amplification circuit, a power supply circuit, a feed-back circuit, an operational amplification circuit, a phase compensation circuit and a filter circuit which are necessary for wireless communication, or the like. 
     Since the semiconductor substrate  41  which is acquired according to the present invention is an extremely large glass substrate, the semiconductor substrate  41  may be cut off according to the size of a necessary panel or the like in an apparatus as shown below. 
       FIG. 18  is a schematic diagram illustrating a liquid crystal display apparatus which is prepared using the semiconductor substrate  41  according to the present invention. A part of the TFT  340   a  of the TFT substrate  300  as shown in  FIG. 17  functions as a pixel transistor (switching element) in order to drive each pixel. 
     Therefore, a pixel electrode  401  is formed on the upper layer of the interlayer insulating film  305 , and the pixel electrode  401  is connected to each TFT  340   a  through a contact hole. 
     In addition, a liquid crystal driving circuit is formed by combining the TFT  304   a  with the TFT  304   b  other than the pixel transistor. In addition, a photo detection element and a photodiode may be further provided on the TFT substrate  300 , and the TFTs  340   a  and  340   b  may be formed to control the drive of the detection element. Therefore, it is possible to configure a touch panel function-attached liquid crystal display apparatus which realizes a touch panel function by detecting the location of light received by the photo detection element. 
     A liquid crystal panel  400  is acquired by bonding the TFT substrate  300 , on which the pixel electrode  401  is formed, to an opposite substrate  410 , on which the opposite electrode  411  is formed, sealing them up, and injecting liquid crystal  420  between both the substrates. The direction of the liquid crystal  420  varies according to the application of a voltage, and thus the liquid crystal panel  400  performs a function as a shutter which causes light of each pixel to pass through or to be blocked. Therefore, a liquid crystal display apparatus  450  is acquired in which a backlight module  430  is arranged on the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel  400 , and in which the liquid crystal panel  400  turns on or off light from the backlight module  430  as a shutter. It is possible to use an LED, a cold-cathode tube, or the like for the backlight module  430 . 
       FIG. 19  is a schematic diagram illustrating an electroluminescence apparatus which is prepared using the semiconductor substrate  41  according to the present invention. Like the case of the liquid crystal display apparatus in  FIG. 18 , the pixel electrode  401  is formed on the upper layer of the interlayer insulating film  305 , and the pixel electrode  401  is connected to each TFT  340   a  through a contact hole. 
     Subsequently, an isolation layer  501  is provided on the TFT substrate  300 , in which the pixel electrode  401  is formed, so as to prevent the shorting with adjacent pixels. Subsequently, a layer (EL layer  502 ) which is formed to include an electroluminescence material, an opposite electrode  503 , and a resin layer  504  may be formed in this order, and an opposite substrate  505  for protecting may be bonded last. An electroluminescence (EL) apparatus  500  is acquired in which current flows through the EL layer  502  interposed between each pixel electrode  401  and the opposite electrode  503 , and thus light is emitted in the EL layer  502 . 
     It is possible to use the EL apparatus  500  for a display apparatus, such as a display, and for a light emitting apparatus, such as lighting. 
       FIG. 20  is a circuit block diagram illustrating a wireless communication apparatus which is prepared using the semiconductor substrate  41  according to the present invention. It may be considered that the configuration itself of a wireless communication apparatus  600  is basically the same as the configuration of the semiconductor circuit shown in  FIG. 17 . The wireless communication apparatus  600  includes a wireless communication circuit  601  in which each circuit is formed using the TFT substrate  300  shown in  FIG. 17 . 
     The wireless communication circuit  601  of the wireless communication apparatus  600  includes communication system circuits, such as an antenna  612  which receives electromagnetic waves, a sampling circuit  602 , a demodulation circuit  603  which demodulates the received electromagnetic waves, a modulation circuit  604  which puts a signal on carrier waves, a rectifying (filtering) circuit  605  which acquires predetermined frequency characteristics, a resonance circuit  605  which resonates the signal, an oscillation circuit  606  which oscillates the signal, and the like, a power supply system circuit, such as a constant voltage circuit  607  which supplies a constant voltage to each circuit or the like, control system circuits, such as a clock  608  which measures signal exchanging timing, a control register  609 , a CPU  610  which operates them, and the like, and a memory circuit, such as a RAM  611   a  or a ROM  611   b  which stores data, or the like. 
       FIG. 21  is a schematic diagram illustrating a light emitting apparatus which is prepared using the semiconductor substrate  41  according to the present invention. Instead of the Si substrate described in the first to third embodiments, a semiconductor substrate formed of a compound of GaN or GaAs is used. That is, a laminated film  702  of compound semiconductor films which are epitaxially grown on a sapphire substrate  701  is transferred onto the insulating substrate  30 . 
     In the laminated film  702 , from a side of the sapphire substrate  701 , a buffer layer  703 , an n-contact layer  704 , a light emitting layer  705 , a p-contact layer  706 , and a p-electrode  707  are sequentially laminated, and, further, an n-electrode  708  is laminated on the n-contact layer  704  while being separated from the light emitting layer  704 . 
     In this manner, an LED  710  which is a light emitting element is formed on the insulating substrate  30 , and thus a light emitting apparatus  700  is acquired. 
       FIG. 22  illustrates examples of the images of application products using the liquid crystal display apparatus, the electroluminescence apparatus, the wireless communication apparatus, and the light emitting apparatus according to the present invention. It is possible to use the liquid crystal display apparatus  450  and the electroluminescence apparatus  500  for the display unit  751  of a Personal Computer (PC)  750  shown in  FIG. 22(   a ), the display unit  761  of a mobile phone  760  shown in  FIG. 22(   b ), the display unit  771  of a wireless communication machine  770  shown in  FIG. 22(   c ), or the like. It is possible to use the wireless communication apparatus  600  for the wireless communication unit  762  of the mobile phone  760  shown in  FIG. 22(   b ), the wireless communication unit  772  of the wireless communication machine  770  shown in  FIG. 22(   c ), or the like. In addition, it is possible to use the electroluminescence apparatus  500  for the light emitting unit  781  of an organic EL lighting  780  or the like shown in  FIG. 22(   d ) in addition to the display units  751 ,  761 , and  771 . It is possible to use the light emitting apparatus  700  for the light emitting unit  791  of an LED bulb  790  or the like shown in  FIG. 22(   e ). 
     The present invention is not limited to each of the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible in the range of the claims. An embodiment acquired by appropriately combining technical means which are respectively disclosed in different embodiments is included in the technical range of the present invention. 
     In order to solve the above-problem, the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: an insulating substrate that is formed of an insulating material; a plurality of semiconductor thin films that are arranged on the insulating substrate to be separated from each other; and a conductive film which is arranged between the semiconductor thin films. 
     According to the configuration, since the conductive film is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films of the insulating substrate, it is possible to suppress the exposure of the surface of the insulating substrate between the semiconductor thin films. 
     Therefore, when the dry etching process is performed on the surface of the insulating substrate in order to make each of the semiconductor thin films a desired film thickness, (hereinafter, there is a case in which the dry etching process to thin the semiconductor thin films is called an etch-back process), it is possible to acquire semiconductor thin films on which the etch-back process is performed in such a way that the occurrence of potential difference between the semiconductor thin films and in the semiconductor thin films is suppressed, and that the convergence of electric fields on the edge portions in each of the semiconductor thin films is suppressed. 
     Therefore, it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate in which semiconductor thin films, which are uniform up to the peripheral portions thereof and which are thinned to desired film thickness, are formed, by performing the etch-back process. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the conductive film be arranged to surround peripheries of the semiconductor thin films. 
     According to the configuration, since the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films are surrounded by the conductive film, it is possible to further prevent electric fields from converging on the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films when the etch-back process is performed, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor thin films having further uniform film thickness. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the plurality of semiconductor thin films be connected to the conductive film. According to the configuration, it is possible to completely prevent the insulating substrate from being exposed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films. Therefore, when the etch-back process is performed, it is possible to securely prevent electric fields from converging on the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films, and thus it is possible to securely configure a semiconductor substrate, in which the semiconductor thin films, which have uniform film thickness and in which the film thickness thereof is thinned, are formed. 
     It is preferable that the plurality of semiconductor thin films be separated from the conductive film in a range of 1 mm or less. 
     According to the configuration, even though the semiconductor thin films are separated from the conductive film, the distance therebetween is close to each other, and a small area of the insulating substrate is exposed. Therefore, when the etch-back process is performed, it is possible to prevent electric fields from converging on the peripheries in the semiconductor thin films, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate, in which the semiconductor thin films, which have uniform film thickness and in which the film thickness thereof is thinned, are formed. 
     Further, preferably, it is preferable that the plurality of semiconductor thin films be separated from the conductive film in a range of 100 μm or less. 
     Therefore, the distance between each of the semiconductor thin films and the conductive film is further closer and little area of the insulating substrate is exposed. Therefore, when the etch-back process is performed, the electric fields are securely prevented from converging on the peripheries in each of the semiconductor thin films, and it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate, in which the semiconductor thin films, which have uniform film thickness and in which the film thickness thereof is thinned, are formed. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the plurality of semiconductor thin films be arranged in a matrix. 
     According to the configuration, since it is possible to regularly and closely spread and arrange the semiconductor thin films on the insulating substrate, it is possible to increase the panel obtainment efficiency by minimizing regions in which the semiconductor thin films are not arranged on the insulating substrate. In addition, since the arrangement of the semiconductor thin films is simple and regular, it is possible to decrease the number of exposure shots, which is necessary when the conductive film is formed between the semiconductor thin films, and thus it is possible to effectively form the conductive film between the semiconductor films. 
     In this way, it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrate in which the plurality of semiconductor thin films, which are separated from each other, and the conductive film, which is formed between the semiconductor thin films, are efficiently formed. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the plurality of semiconductor thin films be separated from each other at intervals of 5 mm or larger. According to the configuration, when the semiconductor substrate is placed on the tray, a minimum clearance for picking up by a jig or for letting the jig out is secured between the semiconductor substrates, and thus it is possible to arrange the plurality of semiconductor substrates on the insulating substrate without touching the surfaces thereof. Therefore, it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate on which semiconductor thin films having little occurrence of defects, such as damage, holes, or the like are arranged. 
     As an example, if the intervals between the plurality of semiconductor thin films are set to 50 mm or less, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the panel obtainment efficiency attributable to the deterioration of efficiency of arranging the plurality of semiconductor thin films on the insulating substrate. 
     That is, if the intervals between the plurality of semiconductor thin films are equal to or larger than 5 mm and equal to less than 50 mm, the deterioration of the panel obtainment efficiency is suppressed, and it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate on which semiconductor thin films having little occurrence of defects, such as damage, holes, or the like are arranged. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the reflectance of the conductive film be lower than reflectance of the semiconductor thin films. According to the configuration, in order to form the conductive film between the semiconductor thin films, it is possible to pattern the resist, which is applied between the semiconductor thin films and on the upper side of each of the semiconductor thin films, with self-alignment using the back exposure. In this manner, since the back exposure is used to pattern the resist, a mask to pattern the resist is not necessary, and thus it is possible to reduce manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, since the patterning is performed with self-alignment, it is possible to form a desired pattern without requiring high-precision alignment between the mask and the substrate when the large glass substrate is exposed. Therefore, an exposure machine which includes a high-precision and expensive stage is not necessary, and thus it is possible to suppress manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the conductive film be formed of a transparent material. According to the configuration, in order to form the conductive film between the semiconductor thin films, it is possible to pattern the resist, which is applied between the semiconductor thin films and on the upper side of each of the semiconductor thin films, with self-alignment using the back exposure, with the result that a mask to pattern the resist is not necessary, and thus it is possible to reduce manufacturing costs. In addition, since the patterning is performed with self-alignment, it is possible to form a desired pattern without requiring high-precision alignment between the mask and the substrate when the large glass substrate is exposed. Therefore, an exposure machine which includes a high-precision and expensive stage is not necessary, and thus it is possible to suppress manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the conductive film be formed of a conductive resist material. According to the configuration, it is not necessary to apply the resist in order to arrange the conductive film between the semiconductor thin films. Therefore, compared to a case in which the resist is applied, it is possible to reduce the number of processes, and thus it is possible to increase productivity. 
     In addition, it is preferable that, when the dry etching is performed, the conductive film have a selection ratio with an etching rate, which is equal to or larger than 0.8 and equal to or less than 1.2, with respect to a semiconductor material which configures each of the semiconductor thin films. 
     According to the configuration, it is possible to cause the etching rate acquired when the dry etching is performed on the conductive film to be approximately the same as the etching rate of the semiconductor material which configures the semiconductor thin films. 
     Therefore, according to the configuration, since it is easy to control the remaining film of the conductive film, it is possible to use normal gas used to perform etching on the semiconductor thin films without change even though gases are not complicatedly combined or dangerous gas is not used for prevention of the elimination of the conductive film on the way, and thus it is possible to simplify the process or suppress manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, it is preferable that, when the dry etching of the etch-back process is performed, the conductive film has a selection ratio, which is equal to or larger than 10 and equal to or less than 50, with respect to a semiconductor material which configures each of the semiconductor thin films. 
     According to the configuration, it is possible to form the conductive film with comparatively thin film thickness. Therefore, for example, when the semiconductor thin films are transferred to the insulating substrate acquired after the conductive film is formed, a step is small (the film thickness of the conductive film is thin) even though the semiconductor thin films which runs over the conductive film are transferred, with the result that only little regions of the semiconductor thin films, which are not bonded to insulating substrate, remain, and thus it is possible to bond almost whole surfaces of the semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate, and it is possible to form a semiconductor substrate having high reliability. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the semiconductor thin films be single crystal silicon. According to the configuration, it is possible to configure a semiconductor substrate as an SOI substrate. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the insulating substrate be formed of glass. According to the configuration, it is possible to configure an inexpensive and large-area semiconductor substrate. 
     In addition, it is preferable that each of the semiconductor thin films have a film thickness which is equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or less than 200 nm before the dry etching is performed to acquire a desired film thickness. 
     According to the configuration, when the semiconductor substrate is bonded to the insulating substrate and the semiconductor thin films are transferred to the insulating substrate, sufficient film thickness is secured in advance such that holes are not formed, and thus it is possible to prevent yield from deteriorating because holes are formed in the semiconductor thin films when transferring is performed. 
     In addition, it is preferable that, when the dry etching process is performed on each of the semiconductor thin films in order to acquire the desired film thickness, a film thickness of each of the etched semiconductor thin films be equal to or less than 100 nm. According to the configuration, since it is possible to suppress the film thickness for etching or for etching time, it is difficult to receive the difference in the etching rate due to the position in the substrate (the influence of in-plane distribution), and thus it is possible to acquire a semiconductor substrate which includes semiconductor thin films having uniform film thickness. 
     In addition, it is preferable to form a thin film transistor, a semiconductor circuit, a liquid crystal display apparatus, an electroluminescence apparatus, a wireless communication apparatus, and a light emitting apparatus using the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention. According to the configuration, it is possible to use a high-quality semiconductor substrate in which single crystal semiconductor thin films are formed on an inexpensive glass substrate. Therefore, with use of a high-performance and low-fluctuation thin film transistor which is equal to a case in which a single crystal semiconductor substrate, such as an SOI substrate or the like, is used, it is possible to chiefly provide a high-performance semiconductor circuit, a liquid crystal display apparatus, an electroluminescence apparatus, a wireless communication apparatus, and a light emitting apparatus, compared to a case in which a single crystal semiconductor substrate, such as an SOI substrate or the like, is used. 
     As described above, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: bonding a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to an insulating substrate such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are separated from each other; dividing a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates, and transferring a plurality of semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate such that the plurality of semiconductor thin films are separated from each other; and forming a conductive film that is formed of a conductive material between the plurality of semiconductor thin films. 
     Otherwise, as described above, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention includes: forming a film, which is formed of a conductive material, on an insulating substrate; forming the conductive film in such a way as to expose the insulating substrate by removing the film, which is formed of the conductive material, in regions to which a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded, and, at the same time, to cause the conductive film to remain on the insulating substrate in regions to which the single crystal semiconductor substrates are not bonded; bonding the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to the regions which expose the insulating substrate because the film which is formed of the conductive material is removed such that the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are separated from each other; and dividing a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates, and transferring the plurality of semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate on which the conductive film is formed such that the plurality of semiconductor thin films are separated from each other. 
     According to the configuration, since it is possible to form the conductive film between the plurality of semiconductor thin films which are transferred to the insulating substrate, it is possible to suppress the exposure of the surface of the insulating substrate between the semiconductor thin films. 
     Therefore, when the etch-back process is performed on the semiconductor substrate in order to make each of the semiconductor thin films be a desired film thickness, it is possible to perform the etch-back process in such a way that the occurrence of potential difference between the plurality of semiconductor thin films and the insulating substrate is suppressed, and that the convergence of electric fields on the peripheral portions (end portions) of each of the semiconductor thin films is suppressed. 
     Therefore, it is possible to uniformly thin the plurality of semiconductor thin films up to the peripheral portions thereof with desired film thickness by performing the etch-back process. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the method further include: forming a film, which is formed of the conductive material used to configure the conductive film between the plurality of semiconductor thin films which are bonded to be separated from each other, and on the semiconductor thin films, to the insulating substrate; applying a resist on an upper layer of the film which is formed of the conductive material; patterning the resist by exposing and developing the resist; and forming the conductive film between the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates by etching the film which is formed of the conductive material. 
     According to the configuration, the conductive film is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the resist be a negative resist. According to the configuration, when back exposure is performed, the resist between the plurality of semiconductor thin films is exposed, and thus it is possible to leave the exposed resist between the plurality of semiconductor thin films and to perform patterning using self-alignment. 
     In addition, it is preferable that, in the patterning performed by exposing the negative resist, back exposure be performed in which exposure is performed from a rear surface side of the insulating substrate, which is a rear surface of a surface on the side to which the negative resist is applied. 
     According to the configuration, since it is possible to expose the negative resist by using the plurality of semiconductor thin films as masks, a mask to expose the negative resist is not necessary. Therefore, it is possible to suppress manufacturing costs. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the method further include: performing dry etching, using plasma, on the surface of the insulating substrate on which the conductive film is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films, and forming thin semiconductor thin films by thinning the semiconductor thin films to a desired film thickness (etch-back process). 
     According to the configuration, the conductive film is formed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films which are transferred to the insulating substrate. That is, since it is suppressed that the surface of the insulating substrate is exposed between the plurality of semiconductor thin films, it is possible to perform the etch-back process in such a way that the occurrence of potential difference between the semiconductor thin films and the semiconductor substrates is suppressed, and that the convergence of electric fields on the peripheral portions (end portions) of each of the semiconductor thin films is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to acquire semiconductor thin films, which are uniform up to the peripheral portions thereof and which have desired film thickness by performing the etch-back process. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the thinning of the semiconductor thin films by performing the dry etching using the plasma include performing the dry etching using any of ClF 3 , BrF 2 , F 2 , CF 4 , and XeF 2  as etching gas. 
     According to the configuration, since it is possible to increase the selection ratio of the etching rate of the conductive film with respect to the semiconductor thin films to 10 or larger (it is possible to slow the etching rate of the conductive film by 10 times or larger, compared to the etching rate of the semiconductor thin films), it is possible to form the conductive film with thin film thickness. 
     Therefore, for example, when the semiconductor thin films are transferred to the insulating substrate acquired after the conductive film is formed, a step is small (the film thickness of the conductive film is thin) even though the semiconductor thin films which run over the conductive film are transferred, with the result that little regions of the semiconductor thin films, which are not bonded to insulating substrate, remain, and thus it is possible to bond almost whole surfaces of the semiconductor thin films to the insulating substrate, and it is possible to form a semiconductor substrate having high reliability. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the method further include: respectively arranging the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates in a plurality of first depressed portions of a first support tray in which the first depressed portions separated from each other are formed; and bonding the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates which are respectively arranged in the first depressed portions to the insulating substrate collectively. 
     According to the configuration, since the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded to the insulating substrate collectively, it is possible to reduce the time that is taken for alignment or bonding, compared to the case in which the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are individually bonded to the insulating substrate. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the method further include: forming fragile layers in the respective plurality of semiconductor substrates by irradiating ions to each of the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates; storing the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates in second depressed portions by arranging a second support tray, which includes the second depressed portions formed to store the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates, on a lower side of the insulating substrate to which the plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded; dividing a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates along each of the fragile layers by heating the single crystal semiconductor substrates which are stored in the respective plurality of second depressed portions; and recovering side portions of the substrates of the single crystal semiconductor substrate acquired through the division. 
     According to the configuration, the second depressed portions are arranged on the lower sides of the plurality of semiconductor substrates, the plurality of semiconductor substrates are stored in the respective second depressed portions, and a part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates is divided along each of the fragile layers with regard to the semiconductor substrates. Therefore, the side portions of the substrate of each of the semiconductor substrates acquired through the division fall into each of the second depressed portions due to gravity. In addition, since the second support tray is detached from the insulating substrate, it is possible to recover the side portions of the substrate of each of the separated semiconductor substrates acquired through the division. 
     Therefore, the side portions of the substrate of each of the separated semiconductor substrates acquired through the division are stored in each of the second depressed portions one by one and then recovered, there is not a case in which the semiconductor substrate comes into contact with or damages its transferred semiconductor layers or adjacent semiconductor layers in such a way that the side portions of the substrate of each of the separated semiconductor substrates acquired through the division moves or is deviated, and thus it is possible to acquire the semiconductor substrates which have few scratches or holes and excellent yield. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the first support tray have alkaline resistance. According to the configuration, it is possible to perform the hydrophilization process using an alkaline solvent. Therefore, compared to the hydrophilization process performed using a plasma process which requires an expensive vacuum apparatus, it is possible to perform the hydrophilization process using a cheap wet apparatus. 
     In addition, it is preferable that the second support tray be formed of quartz. According to the configuration, when division is performed by heating, it is possible to prevent the second support tray from transforming even when a comparatively high temperature heat of 600° C. or larger is applied to the second support tray. 
     In addition, it is preferable that a depth of each of the first depressed portions of the first support tray be shallower than a thickness of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates and a thickness of an insulating film which is laminated on the single crystal semiconductor substrates. Therefore, it is possible to bond the single crystal semiconductor substrates which are arranged in the first depressed portions to the insulating substrate collectively. 
     In addition, it is preferable that a depth of each of the second depressed portions of the second support tray be deeper than a thickness of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates stored in the second depressed portions and a thickness of the insulating film which is laminated on the single crystal semiconductor substrates. According to the configuration, it is possible to securely store the single crystal semiconductor substrates in the second depressed portions, and, when a part of each of the fragile layers is divided, it is possible to securely recover the part of the single crystal semiconductor substrate acquired through the division. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     It is possible to use the present invention for a transistor which requires high speed and low power consumption, an electronic apparatus which uses the transistor, and the like. 
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               10  substrate 
               10   a  substrate 
               11  single crystal semiconductor substrate 
               11   a  single crystal semiconductor substrate 
               12  oxide film (insulating film) 
               12   a  oxide film (insulating film) 
               13  fragile layer 
               16 ,  46  semiconductor thin film 
               21  tray (first support tray) 
               22  depressed portion (first depressed portion) 
               25  tray (second support tray) 
               27  depressed portion (second depressed portion) 
               30  insulating substrate 
               30   a  space 
               30   b  space 
               32  semiconductor substrate 
               33 ,  133  conductive film 
               34  resist 
               34   a  resist 
               40 ,  41  semiconductor substrate 
               46  semiconductor thin film 
               46   a  semiconductor thin film 
               47  panel 
               50 ,  51  semiconductor substrate 
               133 ′ conductive film (film formed of conductive material)