10W mono Class D amp for automotive audio
The MAX9768BETG/V+T integrates I²C volume control, mute, depop, and shutdown — all controlled over the same two-wire bus. That eliminates a separate volume pot, mute transistor, and click-suppression RC network from the BOM. The depop circuit suppresses turn-on/turn-off transients, so no external muting relay is needed. Short-circuit and thermal protection are built in, which means the amplifier can survive a speaker-wire short or sustained high-power operation without latching up or failing — useful for automotive lines where the load is not always known at design time.