89HF16P04AG3 16-Channel PCIe® x4 G3
Integrated DeviceTechnology
POWER MANAGEMENT | ANALOG & RF
FEATURES
• High performance PCIe Flash controller
optimized for enterprise workloads
• Programmable architecture enables SSD
developers to control product differentiation
through firmware customization
• SLC, MLC, and Enterprise MLC Flash with
Toggle and ONFI interface
• 16 independent 8-bit Flash channels,
each supporting up to 8 targets
• PCIe Gen3 x4 or dual independent
PCIe Gen3 x2 (active/active or active/standby)
host interface
• Standard NVM Express control interface
• Up to 2TB Flash capacity using 64Gb Flash
• Option ROM allows PCIe Flash controller
to be used as a boot device
• Encryption (XTS-AES-256)
• Power fault and abrupt shutdown without
data loss or corruption
• Data integrity and reliability
– Strong Flash ECC
– Flash channel RAID
– Internal data path protection
– SECDED ECC on all internal RAMs and
DDR3 SDRAM
– Optional end-to-end host to
Flash data protection
• Packaged in a 27mm x 27mm
1024-pin FCBGA with 0.8mm ball spacing
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Device Overview
Solid-state drives promise to greatly enhance enterprise storage performance with faster random ac-
cess to data and faster transfer rates. However, NAND flash read and write speeds are exceeding the
capabilities of legacy SAS/SATA host interconnects. PCI Express® (PCIe)-based SSDs together with the
NVM Express (NVMe) host control interface standard address this interface bottleneck. IDT’s family of
NVMe compliant PCIe enterprise flash controllers dramatically boost the number of random I/O opera-
tions per second (IOPS) that a system can process, while concurrently reducing latency and power by
eliminating the traditional storage infrastructure.
The 89HF16P04AG3 is a member of IDT’s family of PCIe enterprise Flash controllers. The 89HF16P04AG3
is a single chip 16- channel NAND Flash controller with PCIe Gen3 x4 or dual independent PCIe Gen3 x2
(active/active or active/standby) host interface. The 89HF16P04AG3 is optimized for high performance
4KB random read/write operations and performs all Flash management operations on-chip, thus con-
suming negligible host processing and host RAM resources and supporting standard Enterprise NVM
Express host control interface.
IDT’s 89HF16P04AG3 provides the data integrity and reliability features expected in enterprise class
solutions. All memories are protected with SECDED ECC. Internal data path protection eliminates the
possibility of silent data corruption due to a faulty controller. Flash reliability is ensured through a com-
bination of exceptionally strong ECC and Flash channel RAID. Auto RAID rebuild allows the controller to
continue operation in the presence of Flash device failures.
IDT’s 89HF16P04AG3 has been optimized for power savings using a combination of architectural and
semiconductor design techniques. Emphasis has been given not only to absolute power consumption,
but also to advanced power management features. Functional units may be powered-down when un-
used. Processor cores are automatically put in a low power state when idle. In addition to autonomous
power reduction capabilities, the 89HF16P04AG3 allows the platform to express power and perfor-
mance objectives through the Enterprise NVM Express dynamic power management interface, allow-
ing firmware to effectively manage power and performance.
IDT’s PCIe flash controllers are sold to enterprise SSD developers who manufacture NVMe SSDs with
PCIe Gen 3 or Gen 2 host interfaces. These SSDs are then used in enterprise-class centralized storage
systems, server caching applications, and other systems requiring high performance storage drives.
End users deploy these PCIe SSD-base systems in their data centers for cloud computing and business-
critical applications, such as online transaction processing, financial data processing, database min-
ing, and any other application that is sensitive to storage performance.
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