SmartDV’s SATA Host IP is a silicon-proven, fully featured Serial ATA host controller solution purpose-built for SoC designs requiring reliable, high-performance connectivity to SATA storage devices across embedded, industrial, automotive, and consumer electronics applications. Fully compliant with SATA Revision 3.5 and backward compatible with all prior SATA revisions from 2.5 onwards, it delivers complete host-side SATA functionality at 1.5, 3.0, and 6.0 Gbps with hardware support for Native Command Queuing, 48-bit addressing, First Party DMA, Port Multiplier, and Port Selector, providing a proven, production-ready SATA host controller for the most demanding storage subsystem designs.
Designed for the practical integration requirements of modern storage-intensive SoC designs, the IP implements the complete link layer state machine, 8b/10b encoding and decoding, CRC generation and checking, auto insertion of HOLD primitives, selectable data scrambling, link layer power modes, and CONT primitive support for EMI reduction. Its DMA and PIO command support, shadow register block, and serial ATA status and control registers give SoC teams a production-tested, spec-complete SATA host controller that connects seamlessly to the widest range of commercial SATA HDD, SSD, and optical storage devices.
Built for design flexibility and silicon efficiency, the IP core is highly configurable for both ASIC and FPGA implementations, with a strong focus on area optimization, power management, and peak performance. Its parameterized architecture and clean host interface enable fast integration and confident design bring-up across a wide range of process nodes and target applications.
