Case Study: MegaChips achieves 6 Gbps SSD controller performance and faster time-to-market with Synopsys DesignWare SATA IP

MegaChips Meets Aggressive Performance and Time-to-Market Targets for SSD Flash Controllers With DesignWare SATA IP

MegaChips, a Japan-based fabless LSI company that develops ASICs for mobile, wearable and IoT applications, was charged with delivering a mass‑production SSD flash controller under an aggressive schedule. The team needed a scalable, high‑performance SATA IP that could move from 3 Gbps to 6 Gbps, minimize integration risk, and support production testing without expensive equipment.

MegaChips selected Synopsys’ silicon‑proven DesignWare SATA Device Controller and PHY IP, which integrated quickly, supported up to 6 Gbps, and provided built‑in diagnostics and sample ATE vectors for at‑speed production testing. The solution accelerated time‑to‑market, reduced integration risk, enabled a successful customer product launch, and is now reused across current and future SoCs.

MegaChips

Seiji Takenobu

Department Manager