Types of Storages for Computing System-On-Chips
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Vendor:
iWave Systems Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Category:
SD / eMMC Controller
SD / SDIO / MMC Host Controller
iW-SD Controller interfaces SD / MMC / SDIO card to any processor with a generic interface.
Overview
iW-SD Controller interfaces SD / MMC / SDIO card to any processor with a generic interface. The interface towards the SD card is realized by the SD protocol implemented in the controller.
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Key features
- Compliant with SD Host Controller Standard Specification Version 2.0
- Compliant with SD Physical Layer Specification Version 2.0
- Compliant with SDIO Specification 2.0
- Compliant with eMMC Specification Version 4.41
- Supports 1-bit,4-bit SD/eMMC modes and 8-bit eMMC modes
- Supports SD Card Detection input pin
- Supports SD Card Write Protection input pin
- Supports programmable clock frequency generation to the SD/eMMC card
- Supports Interrupt and ADMA2 transfer mode of operation
- Individual 2Kbyte data buffer for read and write
- Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) for command and data
- Supports timeout monitoring for response, data, CRC token & busy
- Supports a maximum block length of 2K-byte
- Supports both single block and multi block data transfer.
- Supports power ON/OFF control to SD/eMMC card
Block Diagram
SD / SDIO / MMC Host Controller block diagram
Benefits
- To enable memory storage (SD/MMC memory card) and Input/output (SDIO card) features in the product
- Host controller for SD/SDIO cards where the processor in the platform doesn’t support SD/SDIO interface
- To increase the number of SD/SDIO interface support in the platform
Applications
- Handheld devices and consumer electronics
- SOC Integration with processor, where the processor in the platform doesn’t support SD/ SDIO/ MMC interface
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
SD / SDIO / MMC Host Controller
Vendor
iWave Systems Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Type
Silicon IP
Files
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Provider
HQ:
India
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