A method of producing a multi-layer
ceramic substrate by firing in a state where bonding
layers which are not sintered during firing are arranged on the principal surfaces of an unsintered
ceramic laminate and then the bonding
layers are removed, wherein removal of the bonding
layers becomes more difficult if the
bonding strength of the bonding layers is high, whereas the bonding layers can be removed easily if the
bonding strength is low. A conductor pattern (5 - 9) which contains Ag as the main component is formed and first base material layers (1) and second base material layers (2) are laminated in the unsintered
ceramic laminate (12). The second base material layers (2) are arranged along at least one principal surface of the unsintered ceramic laminate (12) and the bonding layers (10, 11) are arranged so as to be in contact with the second base material layers (2). A composition in which during firing Ag diffuses more easily into the second base material layers (2) than into thefirst base material layers (1) is employed and the
bonding strength is improved by reducing the glass
softening point without the need to use a means of reducing the particle size of the ceramic
powder contained in the bonding layers, which is not readily sintered.