SATA 3G Host Controller IP

Overview

The Synopsys IP solution for Serial ATA (SATA) provides the necessary logic to implement and verify designs using the SATA interface to mass storage. The complete, integrated solution is silicon-proven and includes a comprehensive suite of configurable digital controllers, high-speed mixed-
signal PHYs, and verification IP. By providing a complete solution from a single IP vendor, Synopsys lowers integration risk by ensuring that all the IP functions work together seamlessly. Synopsys IP for SATA provides designers with a high-performance IP solution that is extremely low in power, area, and latency. The IP has gone through extensive in-house and third-party interoperability testing with products shipping in volume production. As a leading supplier of SATA IP, Synopsys is focused on delivering high-quality IP. The strict quality measures, combined with an expert technical support team, enable designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk for next-generation mass storage applications.

Key Features

Compliant with SATA/eSATA v3.3 and SATA PIPE v4.3 specifications
Memory data protection and memory address parity protection
Hardware support for native nommand queuing (NCQ)
End-to-end parity data path protection
End-to-end CRC data (data FISes) protection (in addition to SATA CRC protection)
Integrated DMA engine with flexible command layer programming model
Included example command layer firmware
Optional RX buffer (elasticity buffer) for recovered clock systems
Optional 8b/10b encoding/decoding
Optional OOB detection/generation logic
Data scrambling
Speed negotiation when TX OOB signaling is enabled
Full power management features supported
Supports SATA defined BIST modes
Native command queuing, streaming, and asynchronous notification
Configurable AMBA system interface
Supports disabling of RX and TX clocks during power modes
Highly configurable PHY interface
Additional, user defined PHY status and control ports

Benefits

Complete solution: Digital Controllers, PHY, and Verification IP
Compliant with SATA/eSATA v3.3 and AHCI v1.3 specifications
Compliant with SATA PIPE v4.3 specification
Silicon-proven, shipping in volume
Configurable ARM® AMBA®, AHB/AXI bus interfaces
PHY optimized for low area and low power
Controllers validated with Synopsys and third-party PHYs
PHY and controller IP supports 1.5, 3 & 6 Gbps SATA operations
Advanced built-in diagnostics for at-speed production testing

Applications

Set-top box, DVD and digital TV
Desktop and laptop
Portable and network storage
Hard disk, optical disk, flash, and solid state drives
Enterprise and RAID storage systems
Any system requiring a high-speed SATA host or device interface

Technical Specifications

Maturity

Available on request

Availability

Available

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