Each channel (SAS port) transfers data at 3, 6 or 12 Gbps in each direction. In contrast, the consumer-oriented SATA interface has only one channel. The Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) is used for SAS ...

It is highly configurable and can be tightly integrated with the user logic or SOC resources; it can support SATA protocol with data rate 1.5/3/6Gbps, and SAS protocol with data rate 1.5/3/6/12Gbps.

System builders can configure the cards to connect directly to SAS and SATA drives by the number of ports on a card or by the number of drives connected through a storage device. System builders ...

SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), PHY layer handles the low-level SATA protocol and signalling. SATA-PHY Verification IP provides a smart and effective way to verify SATA PHY Features with ...