A driver circuit for a touch sensitive display device having touch electrodes of touch sensors embedded therein, the touch sensitive display device including a display panel having a plurality of pixels including at least a first block (D_Block1) of pixels and a second block (D_Block2) of pixels, the display panel being driven in a first frame period that includes a vertical active period and a vertical blanking period, the driver circuit comprising circuitry configured to: drive signals to carry out display periods and touch periods in alternate fashion within the first frame period, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: drive display data to the first block (D_Block1) of pixels during a first display period of the display periods within the vertical active period; drive one or more touch driving signals to one or more first touch electrodes during a first touch period of the touch periods within the vertical active period; drive display data to the second block (D_Block2) of pixels during a second display period of the display periods within the vertical active period; and drive one or more touch driving signals to one or more second touch electrodes during a second touch period of the touch periods, the second touch period having at least a first part occurring in the vertical active period and a second part occurring in the vertical blanking period; wherein the circuitry is configured such that the first touch period is after the first display period, the second display period is after the first touch period, and the second touch period is after the second display period, the first part of the second touch period occurring between the end of the display periods and the vertical blanking period. drive signals to carry out display periods and touch periods in alternate fashion within the first frame period, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: drive display data to the first block (D_Block1) of pixels during a first display period of the display periods within the vertical active period; drive one or more touch driving signals to one or more first touch electrodes during a first touch period of the touch periods within the vertical active period; drive display data to the second block (D_Block2) of pixels during a second display period of the display periods within the vertical active period; and drive one or more touch driving signals to one or more second touch electrodes during a second touch period of the touch periods, the second touch period having at least a first part occurring in the vertical active period and a second part occurring in the vertical blanking period; wherein the circuitry is configured such that the first touch period is after the first display period, the second display period is after the first touch period, and the second touch period is after drive display data to the first block (D_Block1) of pixels during a first display period of the display periods within the vertical active period; drive one or more touch driving signals to one or more first touch electrodes during a first touch period of the touch periods within the vertical active period; drive display data to the second block (D_Block2) of pixels during a second display period of the display periods within the vertical active period; and drive one or more touch driving signals to one or more second touch electrodes during a second touch period of the touch periods, the second touch period having at least a first part occurring in the vertical active period and a second part occurring in the vertical blanking period; wherein the circuitry is configured such that the first touch period is after the first display period, the second display period is after the first touch period, and the second touch period is after the second display period, the first part of the second touch period occurring between the end of the display periods and the vertical blanking period.