Toshiba adopts Arasan SD host controller IP core

The Standard SD Host IP supports MMC Ver. 3.31, SD Memory Card v1.01 and SDIO Card v1.10 and is compliant to the standard SD host controller specifications v1.00. Multi-Slot support and security features (CPRM) are available as options.

"SDIO Host 1.0 expands our broad library of intellectual property blocks for ASIC and custom SoC design. We are excited that we were able to move very quickly and are going to tape out a custom chip that incorporates Arasan's SDIO IP," said Bob Uvacek, director design engineering SoC development, Toshiba.

Arasan also sells its host controller in the form of a Hardware Development Kit (HDK) with BSquare drivers for Win CE 4.2 and full compatibility with Microsoft Win CE 5.0, Win 2K and XP SP2.