The IntelliProp IPC-SA101A-HI SATA Host App IP Core is a production-hardened storage controller engineered to enable reliable, high-throughput connectivity to solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs). Architected for deterministic data path throughput, the core handles lower-level SATA protocol layers directly in dedicated hardware logic, maximizing storage bandwidth while significantly reducing system CPU overhead.
Managing a storage stack entirely in software introduces unpredictable latencies and processor bottlenecks, especially in real-time embedded environments. The IPC-SA101A-HI resolves this by abstracting deep protocol complexities. This allows engineering teams to deploy fast serial storage interfaces without needing a granular understanding of lower-level link training and physical register compliance.
The protocol interface is fully compliant with standard Serial ATA specifications. Featuring a clean, fully synchronous synthesizable design, the core is optimized for seamless placement and predictable timing closure across industry-leading FPGA fabrics and custom host ASIC architectures.
Features
- Protocol Compliance: Fully compliant with standard Serial ATA (SATA) industry specifications.
- Multi-Rate Interface Support: Native hardware compatibility with standard SATA 1.5 Gb/s, 3.0 Gb/s, and high-speed 6.0 Gb/s line rates.
- Automated Link Management: Integrated hardware state machines manage automatic speed negotiation and single-speed locking without software intervention.
- Flexible Physical Layer Interoperability: Interfaces seamlessly with diverse physical layers via standard SerDes, PIPE, or SAPIS configurations.
- Decoupled Clock Domains: Employs high-efficiency independent FIFO structures to ensure clean, reliable data movement across distinct clock boundaries.
- Integrated Power Optimization: Hardware-level implementation of standard SATA link power-saving states, including Partial and Slumber modes.
- Hardware Validation Tools: Features built-in self-test (BIST) activation loops to accelerate physical board bring-up, loopback testing, and system-level validation.
- Synchronous RTL Architecture: Structured cleanly for predictable integration, simple simulation mapping, and reliable deployment in ruggedized environments.
Deliverables
- Production-Ready Maturity: Extensively verified using a coverage-driven methodology in pseudo-random simulation environments.
- Flexible Delivery: Fully synthesizable RTL optimized for clean timing closure across modern FPGA and custom ASIC architectures.
- 100% U.S.-Based Engineering: All design, technical integration, and post-sales support are handled directly by our primary engineering teams operating out of our Longmont, Colorado facilities.
- Defense-Industry Compliant: Development workflow and documentation adhere to standards required for U.S. defense, aerospace, and ITAR-controlled integration.
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