Methods, apparatuses, and systems for design, fabrication, and use of an ion trap (100) with variable pitch electrodes (112-1 to 112-N) are described herein. One apparatus includes an ion trap (100) and a plurality of variable pitch electrodes (112-1 to 112-N) disposed on the ion trap (100). A respective electrode of the plurality of electrodes can have a first pitch in a first region (114) of the trap (100) and a second pitch in a second region (116) of the trap (100).