Si
I
3512
SATALink 2-Port PCI Host Controller
Based on the proven architecture of the industry-leading SiI 3112
SATALink
TM
PCI host controller, the SiI 3512 is a single-chip PCI to
2-port Serial ATA host controller. The chip is redesigned to fit in a
smaller package (128 pin TQFP, 14x14mm) and to comply to the PCI
2.3 specification. Its compact size makes it ideal for space constrained
applications. Like its predecessor, the chip is fully Serial ATA 1.0-
compliant and is interoperable with all Serial ATA devices in the market.
Based on a 32-bit/66 MHz PCI interface, the SiI 3512 provides support
for two independent Serial ATA devices and may be incorporated into
motherboard or PCI add-in card designs.
Users of the SiI 3112 can easily migrate to the SiI 3512 because its driver
structure is similar to that of the SiI 3112. The SiI 3512 is the best price/
performance Serial ATA device that is both flexible and robust for
today's demanding storage applications. When connectivity to more
than two devices is required, multiple SiI 3512 devices may be used in
the same application.
With the SiI 3512, Silicon Image provides customers with drivers for
the Windows, Linux and Netware operating systems for both RAID
and non-RAID operations. Software RAID 0 (striping) and RAID 1
(mirroring) functions are supported through Silicon Image's SATARaid
TM
RAID management software utility.
The SiI 3512 is designed for optimum performance and price. It leverages
much of the circuit innovation at the physical layer of Silicon Image's
proprietary reduced overhead Multi-layer Serial Link (MSL
TM
) architecture,
pioneered and proven through its PanelLink
®
products and extended to
the SATALink and Fibre Channel SerDes storage products. MSL
technology is a multi-layer approach to providing cost-effective, multi-gigabit
semiconductor solutions on a single chip for high-bandwidth applications.
Ch. 0
™
Target Applications
• PC Motherboards
• PC Add-in Cards
• Server Motherboards
• Host Bus Adapters
• RAID Subsystems
• Embedded Applications
1.5 Gbps
Serial ATA
Hard Disk Drive
Motherboard
PCI Bus
266 MB/s
32-bit 33/66 MHz
PCI-to-Serial ATA
Host Controller
SiI 3512
Ch. 1
™
1.5 Gbps
Serial ATA
Hard Disk Drive
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