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MIPHY IP

ST's MIPHY (Multi-Interface PHY) physical layer interface macro-cell is designed to be integrated with other functions into system-on-chip devices (SoCs) primarily for use in disk drives. The macro-cell is available in 90 nm, standard General Purpose process, for SoC production.

MIPHY is fully compliant with SATA revision 2.5 specification --interoperability tests with SATA application were verified at the SATA-IO plugfest #5, September 2005.

The multistandard capability of the MIPHY macro-cell addresses multiple solutions with the same silicon, for example Fibre Channel and SAS. It also benefits from large scale of production.

MIPHY IP
 
Key Features
Expandable design for multi-port applications
Compliant with the industry standards serial ATA, serial sttached SCSI (SAS), Fibre Channel and PCI Express®
Operates at up to 6 Gbps
Programmable Tx levels, up to 1.6 Vp-p
Very low-power dissipation: 150 mW when operating at 3 Gbps, 170 mW at 6 Gbps
Exceptional jitter performance: total jitter less than 50 ps
Designed in CMOS90 technology
 
Related Information
Serial ATA
Serial ATA is the higher speed, lower power, evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA (PATA) interface standard that until recently has been used in almost all hard-disk drives for both desktop and laptop computers. Storage devices based on SATA benefit from greater speed, simpler upgrades and easier configuration.