A heat-peelable adhesive sheet which shows small increase in the degree of
contamination caused by a heat treatment for lowering an adhesive force
is disclosed. The heat-peelable pressure sensitive adhesive sheet
comprises a heat-expandable layer containing heat-expandable microspheres
and expanding upon heating, and a non-heat expandable pressure-sensitive
adhesive layer formed on at least one side thereof. The heat-peelable
pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet can achieve the desired adhesive
properties such as an excellent adhesive force before heating and also
show a quick lowering of the adhesive force upon heating. Further, it
shows small increase in the degree of contamination due to the treatment
for lowering the adhesive force. Due to those characteristics, the
heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is practically applicable
to, for example, the production of electronic parts made of thinner
semiconductor wafers.