

The specification was developed by the AHCI Contributor Group, which was comprised of hardware, software and OEM vendors, and was chaired by Intel. The specification also provides a standard way to program SATA-AHCI adapters. In 2004, Intel released the AHCI specification to define the functional behavior and software interface of AHCI. These peripheral component interconnect (PCI )-class devices move data between system memory and SATA storage media. Stacey Peterson, Senior Managing EditorĪdvanced Host Controller Interface, or AHCI, is a technical standard for an interface that enables software to communicate with Serial ATA ( SATA) devices.
