A high quality factor on-package, off-die inductor assembly is disclosed. The
assembly
includes a flip-chip, ball-grid array package substrate, an on-package, off-die
trace line is coupled to one or more bumps attached to an upper surface of the
package substrate. The trace line has a self-inductance and a predetermined length.
The quality factor associated with the inductor is a ratio of the trace line's
inductance to the trace lines resistance. The package substrate is a low loss laminate.