Method of manufacturing resistor integrated in sintered body and method of manufacturing multilayer ceramic electronic component

A method of manufacturing a resistor integrated in a sintered body, comprising the steps of:

• preparing a metal thin film transfer material having a carrier substrate and a plurality of metal thin films formed on said carrier substrate to be in a prescribed pattern;
• obtaining a laminate of said metal thin films obtained from said metal thin film transfer material, ceramic green sheets and a conductive pattern;
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• firing said laminate for obtaining a sintered body and forming a circuit containing a resistor consisting of said metal thin films and the conductive pattern in said sintered body wherein said plurality of metal thin films are alloyed during firing of said laminate, for forming said resistor.