MULTILAYER CERAMIC SUBSTRATE WITH CIRCUIT PATTERNS

摘要

A multilayer ceramic substrate with circuit patterns in which Ag conductor patterns having a sheet resistivity lower than 3 milliohms/square are formed inside the substrate by co-firing with green ceramic sheets and Au conductor patterns are formed onto the surface of the substrate in such a way that said Au conductor patterns are electrically connected with said Ag conductor patterns. In such an arrangement, high reliable multilayer substrates can be readily obtained without increasing production cost, while maintaining superior properties of Au. If desired, a metal layer different from the foregoing conductor patterns may be interposed between the Ag conductor pattern and the Au conductor pattern. The metal layer prevents diffusion of Ag to the Au conductor patterns and provides much higher improvements anti-migration property and reliability.