Storage Connectivity PSB Solutions

Compact Flash, SD & MMC Controller

Flash memory has become the non-volatile memory of choice in portable applications due to the huge decreases in cost per megabyte, increased capacity and low power consumption. Today, a significant number of smartphones, smartbooks, cloudbooks, tablets, netbooks, mobile internet devices, personal media players, portable navigation devices and portable industrial devices use flash memory for storage of audio, video, maps, images and data.

The numerous types of flash memory available include form factor storage cards. Removable flash memory cards represent the largest number of applications for Flash memory. Various flavors are already available in the market including SD/SDHC/SDXC, MMC and Compact Flash.

QuickLogic has flash memory Proven System Blocks (PSBs) for removable storage. QuickLogic’s solutions provide connectivity and control of these different memory options as well as support booting from them, eliminating the need for NOR boot flash in portable systems.

Secure Digital (SD) Card Host Controller Solution Features:

• Secure Digital 2.0 standard with support for Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
• 1-bit and 4-bit operation at speeds of up to 52 MHz

Multimedia Card (MMC) Controller Solution Features:

• MMC 4.4 standard for MMC and high capacity SIM card
• 1-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit operation with speeds up to 52 MHz

SD/MMC Solution

Compact Flash (CF) Host Controller Solution Features:

• 8-bit and 16-bit Compact Flash interface
• Memory and I/O modes for CF card and peripherals
• True IDE mode for CF micro hard drives

Compact Flash Solution

Flash Card Applications:

• Personal Media Players, Portable Navigation Devices
• Smartphones, Mobile Internet Devices
• Mobile Enterprise
• Portable Scanners
• ePOS
• Broadband Data Cards
• Tablets, Portable Computing
• Digital Still Cameras, Camcorders