To lower the cost of manufacturing a display device, the present invention comprises a step of forming on a first substrate a release layer that releases when subjected to a specific energy, a step of forming on the release layer a plurality of pixel circuits for driving the pixels of the electro-optical device, a step of causing at least one of the pixel circuits formed on the first substrate to face the position on a second circuit, used for disposing the pixel circuits, where the pixel circuits are to be disposed, and electrically connecting that pixel circuit to the second substrate, and a step of imparting energy to a part of the release layer where the pixel circuits to be released are provided, and releasing the one pixel circuit from the first substrate along with the second substrate.