M.2 Sata SSD Interface -LS1043A

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Is it possible to interface M.2 SATA SSD with LS1043A?

Any reference design available for this?

M.2 SATA SSD or M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD is suggested for new Designs?

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> Is it possible to interface M.2 SATA SSD with LS1043A?

LS1043A is fully-compliant generation 3 (1.5 Gb/s - 6.0Gb/s) serial ATA capabilities, in accordance with the serial ATA revision 3.0 of Serial ATA International Organization.

Consider that M.2 is just a form-factor.

> Any reference design available for this?

There is no such design from NXP.

> M.2 SATA SSD or M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD is suggested for new Designs?

This is up to the board designer.

PCIe Gen3 interface is faster than SATA 3.0.

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> Any reference design available for this?

There is no such design from NXP.

> M.2 SATA SSD or M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD is suggested for new Designs?

This is up to the board designer.

PCIe Gen3 interface is faster than SATA 3.0.