A capacitive-coupled level shifter, comprising: an input having a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal, the input configured to receive a modulated signal in a first voltage domain; a comparator circuit (202; 506) configured to shift the modulated signal to a second voltage domain higher than the first voltage domain; a capacitive divider circuit (204; 508) comprising a first capacitive divider branch coupling the positive input terminal of the input to a positive input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a second capacitive divider branch coupling the negative input terminal of the input to a negative input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506), the first capacitive divider branch and the second capacitive divider branch being symmetric so as to cancel out a common mode voltage of the modulated signal; and a resistor ladder (R0, R1, R2) connected between a voltage supply for the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a switched voltage node wherein the resistor ladder comprises a first resistor, a second resistor and a third resistor connected in series, wherein the first resistor is electrically connected between the voltage supply for the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a first terminal of the second resistor, wherein the third resistor is electrically connected between the switched voltage node and a second terminal of the second resistor, wherein the first terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected to the negative input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506), and wherein the second terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected to the positive input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506). an input having a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal, the input configured to receive a modulated signal in a first voltage domain; a comparator circuit (202; 506) configured to shift the modulated signal to a second voltage domain higher than the first voltage domain; a capacitive divider circuit (204; 508) comprising a first capacitive divider branch coupling the positive input terminal of the input to a positive input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a second capacitive divider branch coupling the negative input terminal of the input to a negative input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506), the first capacitive divider branch and the second capacitive divider branch being symmetric so as to cancel out a common mode voltage of the modulated signal; and a resistor ladder (R0, R1, R2) connected between a voltage supply for the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a switched voltage node wherein the resistor ladder comprises a first resistor, a second resistor and a third resistor connected in series, wherein the first resistor is electrically connected between the voltage supply for the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a first terminal of the second resistor, wherein the third resistor is electrically connected between the switched voltage node and a second terminal of the second resistor, wherein the first terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected to the negative input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506), and wherein the second terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected to the positive input terminal of the comparator circuit (202; 506).