marvell 88se9220/9230/9235 pcie to sata 6gb/s controllers product overview marvell, a market leader of pcie to sata embedded controller devices, has added the marvell ? 88se9220 and marvell 88SE9230 host controllers as cost-effective solutions for connecting serial ata (sata) peripherals. the marvell 88se9220 and 88SE9230 connect sata iii devices to a pci express (pcie) 2.0 host, delivering up to 1 gigabyte- per-second (gb/s) bandwidth. each host controller supports two or four 6 gigabit-per-second (gb/s) sata peripheral interface ports and a two-lane 5.0 gb/s pcie host interface. in addition, it features hardware raid running with an enhanced arm-based processor to offoad the host cpu; marvell proprietary marvell hyperduo technology for automated solid-state drive (ssd)/hard disk drive(hdd) tiering; on-the-fy aes 128/256-bit encryption for connected sata ssd/hdd devices; and ahci interface for in-box driver support. a complete suite of raid 0/1/10 and hyperduo software is provided, including the os device driver, bios/firmware and management utility. the marvell 88es9220 and 88SE9230 host controllers allow for a small footprint, highly integrated sata iii design that will enable high- performing yet cost-effective hdd, ssd and other peripheral designs sata 6 gb/s twsi aes 256 hw raid 0/1/10 flash pcie 2.0 x2 enclosure mgmt ncq pm control /fbs gpio (leds) ahci pcie 6 gb/s 6 gb/s 6 gb/s 6 gb/s fig 1. block diagram for marvell 88SE9230 model 88se9220 88SE9230 88se9235 ? marvell raid software yes yes no ? marvell hyperduo yes yes no ? 6 gb/s sata ports 2 4 4 ? sata 3.0 compliant 6 gb/s sata phy with speed negotiation to backward support 3 gb/s and 1.5 gb/s ? pcie 2.0 compliant support 1x or 2x pci express 2.0 interface (5.0 gb/s) ? native command queuing 32 outstanding commands per port for high performance ? esata support flexible sata ports support internal or external (up to 5m) sata links ? hardware raid yes, raid 0/1 yes, raid 0/1/10 no ? aes encryption yes, 128/256-bit aes yes, 128/256-bit aes no ? ahci inbox driver support yes yes yes ? enclosure management i2c support ? two-wire serial interface (twsi) interface for external eeprom containing confguration information ? gpio support leds status monitoring ? spi flash interface external fash containing confguration data and/or boot code ? port multiplier support yes yes yes ? fis-based switching better performance with simultaneous commands ? on-chip oscillator low-cost crystal support ? power 1w 1w 1w ? package size/type 7mm7mm / 56-pin qfn 9mm9mm / 76-pin qfn 9mm9mm / 76-pin qfn
the marvell advantage: marvell chipsets come with complete reference designs which include board layout designs, software, manufacturing diagnostic tools, documentation, and other items to assist customers with product evaluation and production. marvells worldwide feld application engineers collaborate closely with end customers to develop and deliver new leading-edge products for quick time-to-market. marvell utilizes world-leading semiconductor foundry and packaging services to reliably deliver high-volume and low-cost total solutions. about marvell: marvell is a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. marvells diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, processor, wireless, power management, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home, storage, and digital entertainment solutions. for more information, visit our web site at www.marvell.com . copyright ? 2011. marvell international ltd. all rights reserved. marvell, and the marvell logo are registered trademarks of marvell or its affliates. all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 88se92xx-001 12/11 marvell semiconductor, inc. 5488 marvell lan e santa clara, ca 95054 phone 408.222.2500 www.marvell.com marvell 88se9220/9230/9235 applications the marvell 88se9220 and 88SE9230 sata host controllers are ideal solutions for raid on motherboard (romb) and cost-effective host bus adapters (hbas). it allows pcie-based host systems to control up to four sata 6gb/s hdds or ssds. an embedded arm-based cpu makes this product a pure hardware raid controller and enables in-box driver support without additional driver installation. the included marvell storage utility (msu) provides a user-friendly interface to end users, while the marvell raid driver allows the drives to be used with a sata port multiplier for increased system performance and capacity. the marvell hyperduo offers a breakthrough embedded technology for new generation 6gb/s sata controllers, enabled on the marvell 88SE9230 and 88se9220. based on years of research and patent-pending software and hardware, hyperduo enables 80 percent of the performance of an ssd at less than half the cost. confgured with one hard drive and multiple ssds, hyperduo uses intelligent algorithms to automatically migrate hot data to the ssd while enabling all data to be safely stored on a larger capacity sata hdd for higher input/output operations per second (iops), throughput and capacity. the marvell 88se9235 can be used for embedded platform applications such as home nas/media servers, dvr/nvr and set-top boxes, or by hba vendors to develop their own raid software or in-box os drivers. fully programmable on-chip transceivers support sata, esata, and xsata at 6 gb/s and are backward compatible to 1.5 gb/s and 3 gb/s. built-in support for sata port multipliers with fis-based switching ensures maximum performance. the small footprint of the device, and the few required external components, take up minimal board space, easing system design and reducing cost. embedded enclosure management via i2c protocol, further reduces system cost. fig 2. raid-on-motherboard application two to four sata 6 gb/s ports pcie 2.0 x 2 flash rom marvell 88se92xx fig 3. sata raid hba application two to four sata hdds or ssds marvell 88se92xx south bridge chipset
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