Arasan: Availability of Industries First xSPI NOR + eMMC NAND Combo PHY IP

Arasan Chip Systems, Inc., provider of semiconductor IP for mobile and automobile SoCs, announced the immediate availability of its xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP. This IP integrates both xSPI and eMMC 5.1 PHY into a single unified solution, enabling support for 2 distinct memory protocols within the same IP. The xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP is targeted at mission critical applications in defense and aerospace industries for SoC’s that require the reliability of the NOR flash and bulk data storage capabilities and cost advantages of the NAND flash. This IP can also be used by for life endangering applications like medical devices wherein reliability is paramount.

The xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP is engineered to address the growing demand for high-performance, area-efficient storage solutions in embedded and boot applications. By leveraging a shared I/O and analog front-end architecture, the design significantly reduces pin count and silicon footprint, delivering a cost-effective and power-optimized implementation for SoC and MCU platforms.

“This dual-mode PHY allows customers to seamlessly support both eMMC and next-generation xSPI devices with a single low pin count IP, lowering system cost and accelerating time to market. With the launch of our xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP , Arasan continues to push the boundaries of storage interface IP innovation,” said Ron Mabry, VP, sales, Arasan.

The company offers a comprehensive suite of mobile storage IP for solid state storage interfaces like UFS, eMMC, xSPI, NAND Flash and I2C Controller IP. Arasan has sold over 200 licenses of its eMMC IP and is also the leading provider xSPI IP thereby addressing the NOR and NAND Flash markets individually or how with this product, providing a combined solution.

The xSPI and eMMC Combo PHY IP is available to license on leading foundries in nodes from 28nm to 3nm.