To provide a power device driving circuit capable of preventing the transmission of an error signal due to the negative noise, dv/dt, of a high potential side potential reference.

The driving circuit is provided with a level shift circuit for shifting the level of an ON signal and an OFF signal for respectively controlling the ON/OFF of a power device and outputting the level-shifted signals, a mask circuit for interrupting the transmission of the ON signal and the OFF signal when the levels of the ON signal and the OFF signal are lower than a first threshold level, and a short circuit arranged in a stage before the mask circuit so as to short-circuit the transmission route of the ON signal and the transmission route of the OFF signal when the levels of the ON signal and the OFF signal are lower than a second threshold level. The second threshold level is higher than the first threshold level.

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