PM8002 Tachyon SPCe
8x6G 8-Port SAS/SATA Protocol Controller

The Tachyon SPCe 8x6G is a highly-integrated eight-port SAS/SATA 1.5G/3G/6G Protocol Controller optimized for fabricattached RAID storage system applications and native SAS/SATA HBA applications. This cost effective solution, which features StorClad encryption technology, significantly increases total system performance, diagnostics, scalability, and manageability.

The SPCe 8x6G provides an efficient and scalable architecture that eliminates the system performance limitations of competing SAS controller devices. It provides application-programming environments that are either compatible with currently-used Tachyon Fibre Channel controllers or that can easily be ported to address specific customer environments.

The controller provides system designers with end-to-end diagnostics and error handling mechanisms to increase system performance, availability and, most importantly, manageability. Unique end-to-end features and algorithms can be achieved from host-to-hard disk drive by using the SPCe 8x6G in combination with PMC-Sierra's market leading maxSAS family of SAS/SATA expanders, muxes, and enclosure management solutions.

Tachyon StorClad technology delivers unparalleled encryption performance for SAS/SATA storage products. It utilizes standardsbased encryption algorithms and security practices assuring vendors of FIPS-certifiable solutions when implemented with StorClad-enabled products.

The SPCe 8x6G provides bi-directional encryption/decryption capabilities with 2K unique data encryption keys cached on the device. It is designed to be certifiable to the FIPS 140-2 Level 3 standard. The data encryption uses the LRW/XTS AES algorithms, as defined by the IEEE P1619 standard, and the NIST-approved ECB/CBC/CTR/GCM AES algorithms. The AES Key Wrap or Public Key Exchange algorithms can be used to secure the data keys.

The Tachyon SPCe 8x6G also supports Random Number Generator (RNG) that is ANSI X9.31-compliant and can be used for key generation and initialization vectors (IV). Furthermore, the SPCe 8x6G can perform firmware code authentication adhering to the PKA and SHA/HMAC standards.