Multilayer ceramic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor, the method comprising:

• preparing a first ceramic green sheet on which a plurality of first internal electrode patterns are formed to have a predetermined interval therebetween and second ceramic green sheets on which a plurality of second internal electrode patterns are formed to have a predetermined interval therebetween;
• forming a ceramic green sheet laminate by stacking the first and second ceramic green sheets so that the first and second internal electrode patterns are alternated with each other;
• cutting the ceramic green sheet laminate so as to have side surfaces to which opposing ends of each of the first and second internal electrode patterns are exposed in a width direction;
• forming first and second side margin portions on the side surfaces to which the opposing ends of the first and second internal electrode patterns are exposed;
• and
• preparing a ceramic body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes by sintering the cut laminate having the first and second margin portions,
• wherein each of the first and second side margin portions is divided into a first region adjacent to an outer side surface of the side margin portion and a second region adjacent to the first and second internal electrodes, and a content of magnesium (Mg) contained in the second region is higher than a content of magnesium (Mg) contained in the first region.