The invention relates to a method for producing populated or unpopulated circuit boards or individual circuits as individual panels (2) from a complete panel (1) having a circuit board base material (4), wherein the particular individual panel (2) is removed from the complete panel (1) using a laser, wherein the individual panel is fastened to the complete panel (1) by means of metal connections (3) before the individual panel (2) is removed, the circuit board base material (4) is removed except for the metal connections (3), and the individual panels (2) are separated from, in particular pressed out of, the complete panel (1) after the circuit board base material (4) has been removed.