Patent ID: 8507322

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of island-shaped peeling layers on a substrate; forming a first layer on the plurality of island-shaped peeling layers, the first layer comprising a semiconductor layer; dividing the plurality of island-shaped peeling layers by cutting the first layer and the substrate at a section at which the substrate and the first layer are in contact with each other such that a plurality of chips which each comprise the cut first layer, the cut substrate and the divided island-shaped peeling layer is formed; attaching a supporting material on the cut first layer of one of the plurality of chips; removing an end portion of the cut substrate of the one of the plurality of chips and an end portion of the divided island-shaped peeling layer of the one of the plurality of chips; peeling the cut substrate of the one of the plurality of chips from the cut first layer of the one of the plurality of chips at a boundary between the divided island-shaped peeling layer of the one of the plurality of chips and the first layer of the one of the plurality of chips; attaching a base material to the first layer of the one of the plurality of chips with an adhesive material interposed therebetween; and peeling the supporting material from the first layer of the one of the plurality of chips.