By a production method for producing a multilayer
ceramic electronic device including
dielectric layers and internal
electrode layers comprising the steps of forming a green sheet to be said
dielectric layer after firing, forming a pre-fired
electrode layer to be said internal
electrode layer after firing in a predetermined pattern on said green sheet by using a conductive material paste, forming a green
chip by successively stacking said green sheets and said pre-fired electrode
layers, and firing said green
chip: wherein the conductive material paste for forming said pre-fired electrode layer is composed at least of conductive material particles, a first common material composed of
ceramic powder and a second common material composed of
ceramic powder having a larger average particle
diameter than that of said first common material; an average particle
diameter of said first common material is 1 / 20 to ½ of an average particle
diameter of said conductive material particles; and the average particle diameter of said second common material is 1 / 10 to ½ of an average thickness of said internal electrode layers after firing; a multilayer ceramic electronic device, such as a multilayer
ceramic capacitor, wherein arising of cracks is effectively prevented, having a low short-circuit defect rate, a
low voltage resistance defect rate and
high capacitance is produced.