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SIL3811

Serial ATA to Parallel ATA Module

SIL3811 is a Serial ATA to Parallel ATA device bridge chip. The IDE connector
interfaces a Parallel ATA device. By accepting Serial ATA commands from the
Serial ATA host interface, commands are decoded and converted to Parallel
ATA commands and sent to the Parallel ATA device.

Specifications

Overall Features

• Standalone Serial ATA to Parallel

ATA device bridge chip

• Compliant with ATA specification

• Compatible with Ultra ATA/133

• Fabricated in a 0.18µ CMOS

process with a 1.8 volt core and

3.3 volt I/Os

• 64-pin QFN with EPAD package

• Transmit drive strength selectable

• Supports ATAPI device

• Supports ATA queued commands

Serial ATA Features

• Integrated Serial ATA Link and

Phy logic

• Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a

specifications

• Supports Serial ATA generation 1

with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s

• Supports spread spectrum in

receiver

Connecting SIL3811

Serial ATA por t

Power connector

IDE connector

1. Connect the module’s IDE connector
to the Parallel ATA drive’s IDE
connector.

2. Connect one end of the Serial ATA
cable to a Serial ATA connector on
the system board and the other end
to the module’s Serial ATA port.

3. Using the provided power cable (refer
to the lower left figure), connect the
2-pin connector to the module’s
power connector. Connect the 4-pin
connector to the power supply unit.

Connect to the module’s

power connector

Connect to the
power supply unit

The IDE connector is on the reverse side.

935-038110-000G

A91200606