Piezoelectric assembly

A portable electronic device comprising:

• a processor;
• a touch-sensitive display coupled to the processor for accepting touch input;
• a piezoelectric assembly coupled to the touch sensitive display for providing a tactile feedback in response to the touch input, the piezoelectric assembly including an electrode assembly, a signal electrical connector electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a reference electrical connector electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and a spacer positioned about a perimeter of the electrode assembly and disposed between the signal electrical connector and the reference electrical connector such that no electrical communication is provided between the signal electrical connector and the reference electrical connector through the spacer, wherein a humidity barrier space is defined between the signal electrical connector, the reference electrical connector and the spacer, wherein the signal electrical connector, the reference electrical connector and the spacer are disposed in close contact with each other to form a substantially water-tight seal which seals the humidity barrier space from an environment external to the humidity barrier space, and wherein the electrode assembly is disposed in the humidity barrier space.