A circuit , comprising: - an output node (V) couplable to the control terminal (VG1, VG2) of a respective one of the high-side electronic switch (M1) or the low-side electronic switch (M2) in a half-bridge arrangement (HB) including an intermediate node between the high-side electronic switch and the low-side electronic switch, - a first input node (PWM in ) configured to receive a PWM-modulated control signal for said respective one of the high-side electronic switch (M1) or low-side electronic switch (M2), - a second input node (V out ) configured to be coupled to said intermediate node in the half-bridge arrangement (HB), - a signal propagation path from the first input node (PWM in ) to the output node (V), the signal propagation path switchable between a first state wherein the signal at the first input node (PWM in ) is not propagated to the output node (V) and a second state wherein the signal at the first input node (PWM in ) is propagated to the output node (V), - at least one time-delay circuit component configured to delay propagation of the signal at the first input node (PWM in ) to the output node (V), the circuit being characterized in that it comprises a differentiator circuit block coupled to the second input node (V out ) and to the signal propagation path from the first input node (PWM in ) to the output node (V), the differentiator circuit block configured to switch the signal propagation path between the first state and the second state as a function of the time derivative of the signal at said second input node (V out ), wherein the differentiator circuit block comprises: - a differentiator network (R, C) coupled to the second input node (V out ), - a comparator network configured to compare the output from the differentiator network (R, C) with a reference threshold (V th ), the output from the comparator network coupled to the signal propagation path and configured to switch the signal propagation path between the first state and the second state as a result of the output from the differentiator network (R, C) reaching said reference threshold (V th ). - an output node (V) couplable to the control terminal (VG1, VG2) of a respective one of the high-side electronic switch (M1) or the low-side electronic switch (M2) in a half-bridge arrangement (HB) including an intermediate node between the high-side electronic switch and the low-side electronic switch, - a first input node (PWM in ) configured to receive a PWM-modulated control signal for said respective one of the high-side electronic switch (M1) or low-side electronic switch (M2), - a second input node (V out ) configured to be coupled to said intermediate node in the half-bridge arrangement (HB), - a signal propagation path from the first input node (PWM in ) to the output node (V), the signal propagation path switchable between a first state wherein the signal at the first input node (PWM in ) is not propagated to the output node (V) and a second state wherein the signal at the first input node (PWM in ) is propagated to the output node (V), - at least one time-delay circuit component configured to delay propagation of the signal at the first input node (PWM in ) to the output node (V), - a differentiator network (R, C) coupled to the second input node (V out ), - a comparator network configured to compare the output from the differentiator network (R, C) with a reference threshold (V th ), the output from the comparator network coupled to the signal propagation path and configured to switch the signal propagation path between the first state and the second state as a result of the output from the differentiator network (R, C) reaching said reference threshold (V th ). <EOS>