Discrete power stage transistor dies of a DC-DC converter under an inductor

A DC-DC converter, comprising:

• a substrate having opposing first and second sides;
• a first discrete power stage transistor die attached to the first side of the substrate and comprising a high-side power transistor;
• a second discrete power stage transistor die attached to the first side of the substrate and comprising a low-side power transistor electrically connected to the high-side power transistor to form an output phase of the DC-DC converter;
• and
• an inductor attached to the first side of the substrate so as to electrically connect the output phase to a metal output trace on the substrate, the inductor at least partly covering at least one of the first and the second discrete power stage transistor dies,
• wherein each discrete power stage transistor die that is at least partly covered by the inductor comprises a plurality of pins that are not covered by the inductor.