Shield electrode for input device

An input device comprising:

• a housing oriented along an axis;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) including circuitry, the circuitry disposed within a first distance of the axis and the circuitry including a first portion and a second portion;
• a tip electrode coupled to the circuitry, the first portion of the circuitry closer to the tip electrode than the second portion of the circuitry;
• and
• a conductive element disposed at a same location along the axis at which at least a portion of the circuitry is disposed, the conductive element being disposed a second distance from the axis that is greater than the first distance, the conductive element being disposed around the second portion of the circuitry but not around the first portion of the circuitry, and wherein the circuitry is located along the axis between the tip electrode and the conductive element.

An input device, comprising:

• a housing oriented along an axis;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) including circuitry, the circuitry disposed within a first distance of the axis and the circuitry including a first portion and a second portion;
• a tip electrode coupled to the circuitry, the first portion of the circuitry closer to the tip electrode than the second portion of the circuitry;
• and
• a conductive sleeve coupled to a side of the PCB and disposed around at least a portion of the circuitry, wherein the conductive sleeve is disposed around the second portion of the circuitry but not around the first portion of the circuitry, wherein the conductive sleeve is disposed within a second distance from the axis that is greater than the first distance, and wherein the circuitry is located along the axis between the tip electrode and the conductive sleeve.