MX9691A

·Host Interface
·Flash Memory Interface
·Buffer RAM control
·DSP core
·Technology
·Utility Support

The Macronix's Solid State Disk controller is fully inte- grated flash memory controller that provides all the con- trol logic for a PC Card ATA flash memory. The MX9691A combines 1KB dual-port buffer and buffer manager, inte- grated MX93011 DSP core , and a complete host inter- face for both the PC Card ATA and ATA standard.

The MX9691A is typically configured with up to 32MB(unformatted) capacity for 16 pcs. 16Mbit flash memory or 64MB(unformatted) capacity for 16 pcs. 32Mbit flash memory. The MX9691A supports all the control signals to execute read/write/erase operation for flash memory chip.

The MX9691A is fully compliant with the PC Card ATA specification. It includes 256 bytes of integrated attribute memory(for the required Card Information Structure) and four Card Configuration registers. The PCMCIA device driver can access the MX9691A ATA command block through four different modes by writing the different modes by writing the configuration index of the attribute memory configuration option register.