IPNEST blogger and analyst Dr. Eric Esteve has just published a detailed look at many of the IP components needed to design a high-performance SSD controller chip including a NAND Flash controller and high-speed PHY interface for NAND Flash devices. These IP types pave the way for the emerging NVMe interface specification, which Esteve expects to be used in data centers to support cloud computing and in mobile products such as PCs and tablets.
His article on the SemiWiki site is here.