Date: 12/04/2010

CEVA's upgraded SATA IP core supports 6Gbps speed

CEVA has released upgraded version of its SATA Device Controller IP CEVA-SATA3.0 IP with a throughput of 6Gbps. The IP is already licensed to leading FLASH memory semiconductor vendors.

The CEVA-SATA3.0 IP features Native Command Queuing (NCQ) specifications for Isochronous data transfers and queue management to enable prioritized transfers of audio and video data streams. With the CPU off-loading feature, SATA3.0 IP has an option to embed an advanced encryption engine and is software compatible with the previous SATA 2.6 Controller.

"Solid State Drives, with their rapid evolution in terms of capacity, reliability and performance, are becoming the lead adopter for 6Gbps SATA," said Aviv Malinovitch, vice president, Operations at CEVA. "Our CEVA-SATA3.0 unleashes the full performance potential of next-generation SSD products while also offering the added benefit of offloading the CPU by assisting in the processing of the 6Gbps transactions."

CEVA-SATA3.0 Device Controller IP is a licensable RTP IP package, accompanied by simulation environment, example C source code and an FPGA-based demonstration platform. The demo platform runs at 6Gbps line rate and embeds SerDes functions. CEVA also provides examples of integration reference designs for leading 3rd party 6Gbps Phy technology providers. CEVA-SATA3.0 Controller IP is suitable for ASIC, ASSP and FPGA deployment of solid state memory storage.

For more visit www.ceva-dsp.com/products/platforms/sata.php