Increase Your Speed: Next-Generation Specification Doubles SATA Speed to 6Gb/s

Sept. 17, 2008Conrad Maxwell, SATA-IO Marketing Chair

Agenda• Who is SATA-IO?• What is New?• Who needs SATA 6Gb/s?

• Other initiatives• Upcoming events

Who are we?SATA-IO is a consortium driving industry adoption of Serial ATA (SATA) technology by defining, developing and delivering the SATA specification

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SATA Score Card

• SATA outselling PATA more than 2:1• SATA outselling SAS 2:1

Source: Infostor Feb 2007

Penetration of eSATA

• eSATA in retail PCs and external boxes is about 15%, could increase to 25% in 2008 • eSATA on channel motherboards as high as 60% • eSATA on HD DVR motherboards as high as 85%

Source: Tom Coughlin, Coughlin Associates

• eSATA in new PC notebooks as high as 85% at Computex June 2008

Source: SATA-IO Mktg

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SATA Everywhere Product Database• Search by:

• Company• Classification• Category• Words

Products with IL dot are on the Integrators List

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SATA Everywhere and the BB

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are on the BB list

SATA Revision 2.6 Spec•Combines new feature definitions and enhancements with previously published SATA Revision 2.5 material

•Benefits include:

•Internal Slimline cable and connector: •Enables SATA optical drives to be included in smaller form factors

•Internal Micro SATA connector for 1.8" HDD:•Facilitates SATA hard drives in Ultra-mobile •portable PC applications

Internal Slimline cable and connector

Internal Micro SATA connector

SATA Revision 2.6 Spec (cont’d)• Mini SATA Internal/External Multilane cable and

connector – provides access for internal use in high-bandwidth backplane designs, as well as for external use in eSATA or xSATA protocols for high-bandwidth external storage enclosures

• Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Priority enhancement – adds priority to data in complex workload environments

• NCQ Unload enhancement – enhances robustness of the hard disk drive against drop events in mobile system applications

Mini SATA Internal Multilane Cableand Connector

Mini SATA External Multilane Cableand Connector

What is New #1?• Released SATA 6Gb/s PHY Specification

• Doubles current SATA speed to 6Gb/s• Enables use of larger amounts of data• Enables development of next gen SATA products• Complete SATA 3.0 specification, coming 2H 2008

– Backward compatible with SATA 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/s– Includes new features that add additional functionality

• Solidifies SATA’s ubiquity in desktop and mobile segments, and spur continued growth in the low-cost enterprise market sector

Who Needs SATA 6Gb/s ?• SATA HDDs 5400, 7200, 10K best case ~ 80MB/s80MB/s sus. read• SATA SSDs – SATA3G with 250MB/s250MB/s sustained read at IDF

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What is New #2?

• Released SATA-IO Certified Logo Program• Enhances Interoperability program

– Devices must pass SATA-IO interoperability testing

• Customers can quickly identify SATA Certified products– Certified Devices have passed extensive interoperability testing for SATA

specification compliance

• Getting a Certified Logo for your Product– Pass test at SATA-IO Plugfests/Interoperability Workshops– Pass test at one of the four test labs around the world

See www.SATA-IO.org for more information

IL

Certified Logos Now Available

•Products on the SATA-IO Integrators List •Sign logo license agreement for each product family

2009 Initiative #1

• Power over eSATA initiative in progress• Use external drives without a separate power cable• Fewer cables for high-performance external

storage• Provides new level of convenience• Backward compatible with existing eSATA products• Targeted completion: 1H 2009

What was New in Testing • eSATA

• Host, Device, (cable/connector assemblies after IW#4)

• Port Multiplier • Host and Device

eSATA (external SATA): External 2 meter SATA connection using shielded cables and connectors

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Upcoming Events• 2 events on Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in Milpitas, CA:

• Interoperability Workshop #6• Member companies with production-ready products may

participate to verify product interoperability and adherence to specification requirements per the definition of SATA-IO Interoperability Test documents. Products that pass testing are placed on Integrators List.

• Plugfest #11• Member companies may validate new designs implementing

SATA protocol/features and demonstrate interoperability.

Thank You

Get the latest information on Serial ATA specs, tools and upcoming events at www.sata-io.org

Conrad.Maxwell@siliconimage.com

Back-Up Slides

SATA Product FeaturesSATA Speeds External SATA Cables/Connection Additional Capabilities

SATA 1.5Gb/s: Initial interface speed for 150MB/s data

transfer rate

eSATA: External 2 meter SATA connection using

shielded cables and connectors

SATA ClickConnect: Connectors designed to

securely mate internal device and host side

SATA Port Multiplier: Hardware multiplexer, one to many (up to 15) using 4

bit address field

SATA 3Gb/s: Enhanced interface speed for 300MB/s data transfer rate, backward

compatible

xSATA: External 8 meter SATA connection using

shielded cables and connectors

SATA Hot Plug: The ability to connect and disconnect

devices without prior notification

SATA Port Selector: Hardware multiplexer, many (up to 15) to one, for redundant host

connect, using a sideband signal

Native Command Queuing SATA: Reordering of commands for efficient data

transfer

Staggered Spin-up: Storage subsystem sequences drive spin-up to avoid power

surges

Interface Power Management: Intelligent power management system controlled by

the hardware

Asynchronous notification: Device notifies the host that it requires attention,

eliminates polling

Spread Spectrum Clocking: Spreads radiated emissions over a range of

frequencies to lower overall emissions for agency testing

eSATA (external SATA): External 2 meter SATA connection using shielded cables and connectors

ILIntegrators List• A database on the SATA-IO Web site with information about

components that have passed Serial ATA Interoperability testing.• The Integrators List:

• Preserves the integrity of the SATA specification implementation• Allows member companies to demonstrate a desire to support industry

compatibility• Feature support capabilities available for Interop testing:

•• Note: New tests are defined for eSATA and PM devicesNote: New tests are defined for eSATA and PM devices

Cable Features- ClickConnect HDD/ODD Features- Spread-Spectrum Clocking - Native Command Queuing - 3Gb/s - Software Settings Preservation

- Asynchronous Signal Recovery - Interface Power Management - device initiated -Interface Power Management - host initiated Hosts- Spread-Spectrum Clocking - 3Gb/s

BBSATA-IO Building Blocks List• SATA-IO recently unveiled a new resource for members:

the Building Blocks List• Provides SATA-IO members with an avenue to broaden their market

reach of the SATA-enabled components that are necessary to build higher-level SATA solutions.

• Relies on the same tests as those used to qualify Integrators List products; however, certification under the Building Block program requires completion of only one test area whereas Integrators List products must pass the full set of prescribed tests.• Must pass version 1.2 or greater to get on BB list• The BB list is found on the members only website, and the BB Dot is in

the SATA everywhere database• Products that qualify to be included in the Building Blocks List include:

• Customer reference boards• IP products• Other SATA components that have successfully concluded

Interoperability Tests applicable to their product category