MPC8548VTAVHB - 1.5GHz e500 PowerQUICC III MPU, 783-FCBGA | NXP
Référence : MPC8548VTAVHB ✓ Actif| Qté | Prix unitaire | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $237.88 | $237,88 |
| 10 | $220 | $2 200,00 |
| 100 | $195 | $19 500,00 |
| 250 | $180 | $45 000,00 |
| 500 | $165 | $82 500,00 |
MPC8548VTAVHB Présentation
A microprocessor (MPU) such as the MPC8548 is a system-on-chip that combines one or more CPU cores, caches, memory controllers, and peripheral interfaces on a single die. The MPC85xx family extends the classic PowerQUICC architecture with deeper pipelines, larger caches, and high-bandwidth I/O subsystems. Within the broader taxonomy, the MPC8548 belongs to the Power Architecture Embedded Processors category, which sits at the top of the embedded computing hierarchy: embedded processor -> MPU -> SoC -> semiconductor.
Key features include a 1.5 GHz e500 core with integrated L1/L2 caches, dual integrated 10/100/1Gb Ethernet controllers, a flexible external memory controller supporting DDR and DDR2 SDRAM, four PCI Express interfaces, two Serial RapidIO interfaces, local bus, DMA, and UART/SPI/I2C peripherals. The device operates from 1.8V, 2.5V, and 3.3V supply rails and is fabricated in a 90 nm CMOS process.
Architecturally the MPC8548 pairs the e500 execution pipeline with an on-chip 32 KB I-cache and 32 KB D-cache plus a unified L2 controller, plus the famous CPM (Communications Processor Module) successor block that handles serial protocols independently from the core. The result is deterministic latency for packet processing under heavy peripheral load.
Typical applications include multi-gigabit routers and switches, line cards for metro Ethernet, industrial automation controllers, secure network appliances, and storage RAID controllers. Designers also deploy the MPC8548 in long-life embedded computing platforms where the FCBGA package's thermal pad supports sustained 1.5 GHz operation with controlled airflow.
When designing with this MPU, allocate a full PCB inner-plane stack-up for the 783-ball FCBGA escape routing, follow NXP's power-sequencing and decoupling reference design, and keep core/RAM/I/O rail rise times within the datasheet envelope to avoid PLL lock loss at boot.
This page synthesizes current distributor pricing, true drop-in alternatives, lifecycle status, and practical design considerations not aggregated in any single manufacturer document.
Alternatives de remplacement direct pour MPC8548VTAVHB — même boîtier, compatible broche à broche. Les références à boîtier différent nécessitant une retouche du PCB sont exclues.
Variantes de cette série
Modèles de la même série directement compatibles avec MPC8548VTAVHB (même facteur de forme et même empreinte) — différant par Core Architecture, Ethernet Controllers, Local Bus, Maximum Core Frequency, PCI Express.
Outil de comparaison rapide — sélectionnez des références alternatives pour une comparaison côte à côte :
MPC8548EVTAVHB
✅ Remplacement direct📋 Alternative de référence (hors catalogue)
MPC8548VTAUJB
✅ Remplacement direct📋 Alternative de référence (hors catalogue)
MPC8548VTAUJD
✅ Remplacement direct📋 Alternative de référence (hors catalogue)
MPC8548VTAVHA
✅ Remplacement direct📋 Alternative de référence (hors catalogue)
MPC8548VTAVHB Valeurs maximales et caractéristiques électriques
| Processor Type | MPC85xx PowerQUICC III, MPU |
| Core Architecture | PowerPC e500, 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 |
| Speed (Clock Frequency) | 1.5 GHz |
| Tension d'alimentation | 1.8 V / 2.5 V / 3.3 V |
| Process Technology | 0.09 um (90 nm) CMOS |
| Boîtier / Format | 783-FCBGA (BBGA), 29x29 mm |
| Type de montage | Surface Mount |
| Température de fonctionnement | 0C to +105C (TA) |
| Ethernet Controllers | Triple 10/100/1Gb Ethernet (SGMII support) |
| PCI Express | 4 lanes, PCIe 1.0a |
| Serial RapidIO | 2 ports |
| External Memory Interface | DDR/DDR2 SDRAM controller with ECC |
| Local Bus | 32-bit, up to 83 MHz |
| Statut RoHS | Compliant (PB-Free designation) |
Guide de configuration des broches du MPC8548VTAVHB 783-fcbga (bbga), 29x29 mm
Configuration des broches du MPC8548VTAVHB (boîtier 783-fcbga (bbga), 29x29 mm). Ce circuit intégré numérique comprend des GPIO, des interfaces de communication (UART, SPI, I2C) et des broches d'alimentation. Consultez la fiche technique du fabricant pour les fonctions alternatives des broches et les options de configuration. Indispensable pour la conception de systèmes embarqués et la conception de circuits imprimés.
Aucune donnée de brochage détaillée disponible pour MPC8548VTAVHB.
Consultez la fiche technique pour la configuration complète des broches.
Applications typiques
MPC8548VTAVHB convient pour 6 applications: Multi-Gigabit Network Routers and Switches, Industrial Automation Controllers, Telecom Line Cards and Metro Ethernet, Network-Attached Storage and RAID Controllers, Secure Network Appliances, Long-Life Embedded Computing Platforms.
Multi-Gigabit Network Routers and Switches
The MPC8548VTAVHB's triple 10/100/1Gb Ethernet controllers combined with a 4-lane PCIe 1.0a interface and 2-port Serial RapidIO make it a fit for multi-gigabit routers, managed switches, and aggregation line cards. The single 1.5 GHz e500 core can sustain high packet throughput at Layer 2/3 with deterministic latency thanks to the on-chip DMA and peripheral offload; the DDR/DDR2 controller with ECC handles forwarding-table reads without stalling the pipeline. Versus a smaller MPU like the MPC8536, the '8548 doubles the SerDES budget for fan-out to additional switching ASICs.
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Industrial Automation Controllers
For PLC, motion, and process-control platforms, the MPC8548VTAVHB delivers real-time deterministic behaviour because the e500 core's MMU can lock interrupt routines into cache and the local bus provides sub-microsecond deterministic access to FPGA glue logic. The 783-FCBGA's 1 mm ball pitch makes it board-routable on a 4-layer PCB stack-up with inner ground/power planes. The 0-105C ambient envelope covers most factory-floor enclosures without additional thermal management beyond the FCBGA thermal pad.
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Telecom Line Cards and Metro Ethernet
The MPC8548VTAVHB's Serial RapidIO ports enable tight fabric-attach to DSPs and DSP-clusters in DSLAM and metro-Ethernet line cards, while the triple GbE controllers support uplink, downlink, and management-plane aggregation. Combined with 32 KB I-cache and 32 KB D-cache plus a unified L2 controller, the part can run RTOS and packet-processing stacks at line rate on all three Ethernet ports simultaneously. The 1.5 GHz headroom is a comfortable margin over the 1.33 GHz variants, important when bursts of routed traffic coincide with control-plane housekeeping.
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Network-Attached Storage and RAID Controllers
NAS, SAN, and RAID controller designs pair the MPC8548VTAVHB's PCIe x4 lanes to a separate SAS/SATA controller ASIC while the on-chip GbE links handle network traffic and management. The DMA engine plus the DDR2-with-ECC memory controller gives storage designs a deterministic write-path with hardware error correction - important for parity-rebuild workloads. The 783-FCBGA's 29x29 mm footprint is dense but manageable on a standard 8-layer backplane with the documented NXP layout rules.
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Secure Network Appliances
While the plain MPC8548VTAVHB lacks the dedicated security engine of the 'E' variant, it is still widely deployed in VPN gateways, firewalling appliances, and secure routers where the cryptography is handled by a co-processor (often a separate high-performance security ASIC attached over PCIe). The 1.5 GHz core runs control-plane routing and policy engines, while the off-chip crypto ASIC handles bulk AES/IPsec offload over PCIe x1. Pin-compatibility with the MPC8548E lets designers migrate to higher-security SKUs once the design is qualified.
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Long-Life Embedded Computing Platforms
The MPC8548VTAVHB is widely embedded in military, aerospace, and rail-embedded boxes where 10-15+ year lifecycle support is mandatory - the PowerQUICC III family is one of NXP's longest-running embedded MPU lines with rigorous PCN control. The 1.5 GHz speed headroom is sized to outlast typical application-software revisions, the FCBGA package has well-documented NXP thermal derating curves, and the 0-105C temperature envelope covers most outdoor enclosure classes. Key design maturity benefit: full reference schematics, BSDL files, and Linux BSPs have been validated across thousands of customer designs.
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Données de référence d'ingénierie pour MPC8548VTAVHB — comparaison, recommandations de conception et informations de conformité.
Guide de sélection
Comparaison avec les alternatives
| Paramètre | Ce produit | MPC8548EVTAVHB | MPC8548VTAUJB | MPC8548VTAUJD | MPC8548VTAVHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors |
| Package | 783-FCBGA (29x29) | 783-FCBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCBGA (29x29) - same |
| Clock Speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1.33 GHz | 1.33 GHz | 1.0 GHz |
| Security Engine (SEC) | No | Yes (SEC 4.0+) | No | No | No |
| Silicon Revision | Rev 2.0 (HB designation) | Rev 2.0 (E, HB) | Rev 2.0 (UJB) | Rev D (UJD designation) | Rev 2.0 (HA) |
| Core Architecture | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 |
| Process / Nodes | 90 nm CMOS | 90 nm CMOS | 90 nm CMOS | 90 nm CMOS | 90 nm CMOS |
| Ethernet Controllers | Triple 10/100/1GbE | Triple 10/100/1GbE | Triple 10/100/1GbE | Triple 10/100/1GbE | Triple 10/100/1GbE |
| PCI Express Lanes | 4 lanes | 4 lanes | 4 lanes | 4 lanes | 4 lanes |
| Relative Unit Price (qty-1) | 237.88 USD | higher (E adds cost) | lower (slower speed grade) | lower (slower speed grade) | lowest (1.0 GHz bin) |
Principaux différenciateurs
- 1.5 GHz top-bin without integrated security engine (vs MPC8548EVTAVHB)
- Highest available frequency in the MPC8548 family (vs MPC8548VTAUJB)
- 32-bit PowerPC e500 vs newer ARM Cortex-A cores (vs NXP Layerscape LS1024A (cross-brand-class comparison))
Notes de conception
Estimated: at 1.5 GHz with all three Ethernet ports active and a 4-lane PCIe link, the MPC8548VTAVHB dissipates approximately 7-9 W worst case; the 783-FCBGA thermal pad must be soldered to a continuous inner copper plane sized per the NXP layout checklist. Without the thermal pad, junction temperature can climb past 105C even at room ambient. In airflow-restricted enclosures, attach a finned heatsink spanning at least 15x15 mm over the FCBGA.
Route the 1.0V core rail as a wide island plane directly under the FCBGA and place 12+ 22 uF/0402 ceramic decoupling caps within 2 mm of the package edge. The DDR/DDR2 controller requires matched-impedance traces (50 ohm nominal for single-ended signals) on a dedicated inner layer with via-in-pad antipad clearance per the NXP escape pattern. Keep SerDes PCIe/RapidIO lanes length-matched within 5 mil to avoid de-emphasis calibration drift.
Power up the MPC8548VTAVHB in the sequence defined in the NXP hardware design guide: 1.0V core first, then 1.8V/2.5V I/O, then 3.3V legacy I/O, with each rail monotonically rising within 50 ms of the previous. Failing to observe the sequencing can lock the on-chip PLLs and prevent boot. Use a TI TPS65251-style multi-rail PMIC or an equivalent sequenced DC-DC controller, and verify with a logic analyzer on the HRESET_B pin during bring-up.
Avoid using MPC85xx errata-affected DDR2 controller modes below Rev 2.0 silicon - this 'VHB' part is Rev 2.0 and cleared of the major DDR2 cross-bar erratum, but be cautious with third-party BIOS/BootROM revisions. Also, JTAG chains that include the SEC block (on MPC8548E) will see a different BSDL file than the plain MPC8548; design your JTAG daisy-chain assuming only plain '8548 BSDL unless the E variant is in scope.
Informations de conformité
PB-Free / RoHS designation from NXP marketing code 'VHB'; REACH, halogen-free, and conflict-mineral statements must be requested from NXP for full compliance dossier.
