1. A personal handheld electronic device, the device comprising:
a first housing body generally shaped as a rectangular prism such that the first housing body has a first length, a first width, and a first thickness, the first length being greater than the first width and the first width being greater than the first thickness, wherein the first housing body includes:
a first broad surface opposing a second broad surface, both being defined by the first length and the first width;
a first peripheral surface opposing a second peripheral surface, both being defined by the first length and the first thickness; and
a third peripheral surface opposing a fourth peripheral surface, both being defined by the first width and the first thickness,
a primary interface disposed on the first broad surface, the primary interface being configured to receive information from a user and provide information to the user;
a first touchscreen disposed on the first, second, third, or fourth peripheral surface, the first touchscreen being configured to receive information from the user andor provide information to the user; and
one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising:
a primary interface module configured to facilitate receiving and providing information via the primary interface; and
a touchscreen module configured to facilitate receiving andor providing information via the first touchscreen.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the touchscreen module is configured to coordinate operation of the first touchscreen with operation of the primary interface.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the touchscreen module is configured to coordinate operation of the first touchscreen with operation of the primary interface based on one or both of user preferences or information related to use of the device by the user.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein information related to the use of the device includes information related to one or more of a compressive force exerted on the device, a geo-location of the device, a motion of the device, an orientation of the device, a distance traveled by the device, sound recorded by the device, or biometric information from the user.
5. The device of claim 2, wherein coordinating operation of the first touchscreen with operation of the primary interface includes causing the first touchscreen to provide the same information provided by the primary interface to the user.
6. The device of claim 2, wherein coordinating operation of the first touchscreen with operation of the primary interface includes causing the first touchscreen to provide different information than the information provided by the primary interface to the user.
7. The device of claim 2, wherein coordinating operation of the first touchscreen with operation of the primary interface includes causing the first touchscreen to provide a subset of information provided by the primary interface to the user.
8. The device of claim 1, further comprising a second housing body generally shaped as a rectangular prism such that the second housing body has a second length, a second width, and a second thickness, the second length being greater than the second width and the second width being greater than the second thickness, wherein the second housing body includes:
a third broad surface opposing a fourth broad surface, both being defined by the second length and the second width;
a fifth peripheral surface opposing a sixth peripheral surface, both being defined by the second length and the second thickness; and
a seventh peripheral surface opposing an eighth peripheral surface, both being defined by the second width and the second thickness.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein the first length approximately equals the second length and the first width approximately equals the second width.
10. The device of claim 8, wherein the second housing body is movably coupled to the first housing body by way of a coupling mechanism such that the two housing bodies are reconfigurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the first broad surface or the second broad surface of the first housing body being adjacent and approximately parallel to the third broad surface or the fourth broad surface of the second housing body with the two housing bodies in the closed configuration.
11. The device of claim 10, wherein the coupling mechanism includes one or more of a hinge, a joint, a swivel, or a sliding track.
12. The device of claim 10, wherein the primary interface is configured to receive information from the user and provide information to the user with the two housing bodies in the open configuration, and wherein the primary interface is a in the closed configuration.
13. The device of claim 10, wherein the one or more computer program modules further comprise a configuration determination module configured to determine whether the two housing bodies are in the open configuration or the closed configuration.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein the touchscreen module is configured to power the first touchscreen on andor off based on the determination of whether the two housing bodies are in the open configuration or the closed configuration.
15. The device of claim 13, wherein the touchscreen module is configured to cause the information provided via the first touchscreen to change based on the determination of whether the two housing bodies are in the open configuration or the closed configuration.
16. The device of claim 13, wherein the touchscreen module is configured to facilitate receiving, via the first touchscreen, information including first information and second information, the first information being receivable responsive to a determination that the two housing bodies are in the open configuration, the second information being receivable responsive to a determination that the two housing bodies are in the closed configuration.
17. The device of claim 8, further comprising a second touchscreen disposed on the fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth peripheral surface, the second touchscreen being configured to receive information from the user andor provide information to the user.
18. The device of claim 17, wherein the first touchscreen is disposed on the first peripheral surface and the second touchscreen is disposed on the fifth peripheral surface such that the first touchscreen is adjacent to the second touchscreen with the two housing bodies in the closed configuration.
19. The device of claim 1, further comprising one or more information collection systems, the one or more information collection systems being configured to generate output signals conveying information related to use of the device by the user, wherein information related to the use of the device includes information related to one or more of a compressive force exerted on the device, a geo-location of the device, a motion of the device, an orientation of the device, a distance traveled by the device, sound recorded by the device, or biometric information from the user.
20. The device of claim 19, wherein the touchscreen module is configured to cause the first touchscreen to provide information to the user based on the information conveyed by the output signals.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A device comprising:
a base;
a first insulating layer on said base;
a first electrode on said first insulating layer;
a dielectric film on said first electrode;
a second electrode on said dielectric film; and
a second insulating layer on said second electrode,
wherein:
an adhesion hole set extends in a vertical direction through said first electrode, said dielectric film, and said second electrode;
a portion of said second insulating layer contacts said first insulating layer within said adhesion hole set;
said first insulating layer and said second insulating layer fill said adhesion hole set to the exclusion of any other material;
said first electrode, said dielectric film, and said second electrode form a structure having a cross-sectional area lying in a horizontal dimension that is substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction;
the cross-sectional area is bounded by a perimeter, and
said adhesion hole set is entirely contained within said perimeter.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said first insulating layer and said second insulating layer comprise the same material.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein said adhesion hole set consists of one adhesion hole.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein
a cross-sectional shape of said one adhesion hole is selected from the group consisting of circular, square, rectangular, diamond, and triangular.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the thickness of said first electrode is in the range from 10 to 100 microns.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the thickness of said dielectric film is in the range from 1 to 5 microns.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the thickness of said second electrode is in the range from 10 to 20 microns.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein said adhesion hole set comprises a uniform pitch.
9. An electronic package comprising:
a device having a capacitor coupled to a substrate;
a first material above said capacitor;
a second material below said capacitor;
a microprocessor die coupled to a first side of said device; and
a motherboard coupled to a second side of said device,
wherein:
said capacitor extends in a vertical direction between said first material and said second material;
the capacitor has a cross-sectional area lying in a horizontal dimension that is substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction;
the cross-sectional area is bounded by a perimeter;
said capacitor comprises an adhesion hole set, said adhesion hole set being entirely contained within the perimeter of said cross-sectional area; and
said first material and said second material:
contact each other through said adhesion hole set; and
fill said adhesion hole set to the exclusion of any other material.
10. The electronic package of claim 9, wherein said adhesion hole set comprises a first adhesion hole and a second adhesion hole.
11. The electronic package of claim 10, wherein the area of said first adhesion hole is greater than the area of said second adhesion hole.
12. The electronic package of claim 10, wherein the shape of said first adhesion hole is similar to the shape of said second adhesion hole.
13. The device of claim 9,wherein
the capacitor further comprises a first electrode, a second electrode over the first electrode, and a dielectric film between the first electrode and the second electrode;
the device further comprises a via; and
the via extends through the substrate, the first electrode, the dielectric film, and the second electrode.