IntelliProp SATA AHCI Host Core (IPC-SA156A-HI)

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The IPC-SA156A-HI offers a complete, verified solution for integrating SATA storage devices (HDDs/SSDs) into high-performance embedded, enterprise storage, and data acquisition systems. Utilizing the industry-standard Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), the core ensures plug-and-play compatibility with existing operating system drivers, dramatically reducing software integration time. The core is designed for minimal FPGA resource utilization and maximum throughput on Altera FPGA platforms, including the Stratix®, Arria®, and Cyclone® series. It includes a comprehensive development package with an Altera reference design to accelerate customer time-to-market.

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SATA 3.3 Compliant: Fully supports the Serial ATA Revision 3.3 specification for reliable 6.0 Gb/s operation.
AHCI Standard Interface: Implements the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) for plug-and-play compatibility with standard OS drivers (Windows, Linux).
High-Speed Transceiver Support: Interfaces directly with the high-speed gigabit transceivers (SERDES) available on supported Altera Stratix®, Arria®, and Cyclone® GX/GT FPGA families.
Minimal Resource Footprint: Designed for optimal logic utilization, maximizing available FPGA resources for the customer's application logic.
Command/FIS Engine: Integrated hardware engine handles all SATA protocol tasks, including Frame Information Structures (FIS) transmission and reception, freeing the user application.
Targeted for Storage: Ideal for embedded, industrial, defense, and enterprise data acquisition systems requiring reliable, standard SATA connectivity.

Offering Brief

Device Family	Arria® V GT FPGA, Arria® V GX FPGA, Arria® V GZ FPGA, Arria® V ST SoC FPGA, Arria® V SX SoC FPGA, Cyclone® V GX FPGA, Cyclone® V SX SoC FPGA, Agilex® 5 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs D-Series, Agilex® 5 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs E-Series, Agilex® 7 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs F-Series, Agilex® 7 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs I-Series, Arria® 10 GT FPGA, Arria® 10 GX FPGA, Arria® 10 SX SoC FPGA, Stratix® 10 AX SoC FPGA, Stratix® 10 DX FPGA, Stratix® 10 GX FPGA, Stratix® 10 SX SoC FPGA, Stratix® 10 TX FPGA, Stratix® IV E FPGA, Stratix® IV GX FPGA, Stratix® V GS FPGA, Stratix® V GX FPGA
Offering Status	Production
Integrated Testbench	Yes
Evaluation License	Yes
Design Examples Available	Yes
Demo	Yes
Compliance	Yes
Latest Quartus Version Supported	25.1.1
Development Language	Encrypted Verilog, Encrypted VHDL