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Features
- Compliant to the Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) 1.5 gigabits per second (Gbps), 3.0 Gbps, and 6.0 Gbps industry specifications
- Supports either serializer/deserializer (SERDES) or PHY layer interface
- Built-in self-test
- Power modes (partial/slumber)
- Transport layer (frame based) or application layer (command based) interface
- Data interface through FIFOs
- Processor interface for register access (available for certain processor architectures)
- Synchronous design for easy integration
- Synthesizable Verilog design
- Standalone testbench included
Block Diagram
Description
The IntelliProp SATA Device Core allows companies to build high-speed storage devices. Some target applications for the IntelliProp SATA Device Core are:
- Internal connections to computer motherboards
- E-SATA storage
- SSD or external storage
The SATA Device Core is designed to be connected to a SATA-compliant device application to send and receive out-of-band (OOB) signals, primitives, and SATA frame information structures (FIS).