Touch Sensor Integration with Enlarged Active Area Displays

A display comprising:

• a cover layer defining a first plane and positioned as a topmost layer;
• an array of pixels defining a second plane parallel to the first plane and disposed underneath the cover layer, the array of pixels having a first area along the second plane;
• a plurality of transistors defining a third plane substantially parallel to the second plane and positioned underneath the array of pixels, the plurality of transistors configured to control an electrical activation of one or more pixels within the array of pixels, the plurality of transistors having a second area along the third plane, the first area having an area larger than the second area, at least a portion of a difference in the areas being an extended emitting area;
• a touch sensor configured to detect user input;
• and
• one or more touch trace routings operatively coupled to the touch sensor, the one or more touch trace routings disposed between the cover layer and one or more pixels of the array of pixels in the extended emitting area.