A capacitive-coupled level shifter, comprising: an input having a positive input terminal (INP) and a negative input terminal (INN), 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 (INP) of the input to a positive input terminal (A) of the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a second capacitive divider branch coupling the negative input terminal (INN) of the input to a negative input terminal (B) 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 (R0), a second resistor (R1) and a third resistor (R2) connected in series, wherein the first resistor (R0) is electrically connected between the voltage supply for the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a first terminal of the second resistor (R1), wherein the third resistor (R2) is electrically connected between the switched voltage node and a second terminal of the second resistor (R1), wherein the first terminal of the second resistor (R1) is electrically connected to the negative input terminal (B) of the comparator circuit (202; 506), and wherein the second terminal of the second resistor (R1) is electrically connected to the positive input terminal (A) of the comparator circuit (202; 506). an input having a positive input terminal (INP) and a negative input terminal (INN), 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 (INP) of the input to a positive input terminal (A) of the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a second capacitive divider branch coupling the negative input terminal (INN) of the input to a negative input terminal (B) 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 (R0), a second resistor (R1) and a third resistor (R2) connected in series, wherein the first resistor (R0) is electrically connected between the voltage supply for the comparator circuit (202; 506) and a first terminal of the second resistor (R1), wherein the third resistor (R2) is electrically connected between the switched voltage node and a second terminal of the second resistor (R1), wherein the first terminal of the second resistor (R1) is electrically connected to the negative input terminal (B) of the comparator circuit (202; 506), and wherein the second terminal of the second resistor (R1) is electrically connected to the positive input terminal (A) of the comparator circuit (202; 506). <EOS>