{"schemaVersion":"matrix-product-facts/v1","identity":{"mpn":"MCIMX502CVM8B","brand":"NXP Semiconductors","brandSlug":"nxp","productSlug":"MCIMX502CVM8B","canonicalUrl":"https://icboms.com/nxp/MCIMX502CVM8B","factsUrl":"https://icboms.com/api/mcp/products/MCIMX502CVM8B","rawCanonicalId":null},"summary":{"shortDescription":"NXP Semiconductors i.MX50 series ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor, MCIMX502CVM8B, 800MHz, 400-LFBGA (17x17), USB 2.0 + PHY, 10/100 Ethernet, LCD controller.","salesMarkdown":"## 800 MHz Cortex-A8 with on-chip PHYs The MCIMX502CVM8B is an i.MX50-series application processor built around a single ARM Cortex-A8 core clocked at 800 MHz, with a NEON SIMD media coprocessor for vector math acceleration. Two USB 2.0 interfaces with integrated PHY and a single 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC mean the BOM avoids external transceivers for wired connectivity — the Ethernet port still needs an external PHY chip, but the MAC layer is on-die. The memory controller supports LPDDR, LPDDR2, and DDR2, giving the layout engineer a choice between low-power mobile DRAM and commodity DDR2 depending on the cost and power budget. ## Package, power rails, and temperature grade The I/O voltage domain is split across four rails — 1.2 V, 1.875 V, 2.775 V, and 3.0 V — so the power tree must generate these separately; a common sequencing trap is assuming a single 3.3 V rail feeds all I/O banks. ## Boot flow and security perimeter The i.MX50 boots from internal ROM that probes the boot device order — MMC/SD, SPI NOR, NAND, or USB — configurable via the BOOT_MODE pins; the first-power checklist should verify the strap resistors before expecting a serial download. Hardware security features include boot-time cryptography, secure JTAG, and a cryptographic accelerator — useful for signed-image verification and encrypted external memory, but the secure JTAG fuse is one-time-programmable, so the debug strategy needs to be settled before production. The NEON SIMD coprocessor shares the Cortex-A8 pipeline — enabling it in the compiler (-mfpu=neon) offloads pixel processing and audio filtering from the core, but the vector register file context-switch overhead means it is best used in a single-threaded loop rather than scattered across RTOS tasks. RoHS3 compliant. No official pin-compatible second source is listed in the available documentation; the i.MX50 family shares the same package footprint across speed grades, so a BOM change to a higher-bin variant (e.g., MCIMX508CVM8B) would be a drop-in if the clock headroom is acceptable.","metaTitle":"NXP MCIMX502CVM8B i.MX50 ARM Cortex-A8 800MHz MPU","metaDescription":"NXP MCIMX502CVM8B i.MX50 MPU, ARM Cortex-A8 at 800MHz, 400-LFBGA. On-chip USB 2.0 PHY, 10/100 Ethernet, LCD controller. Active, RoHS3. Order against RFQ.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":"i.MX50","packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":"ROHS3 Compliant","productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["Microcontrollers & Processors (MCU / MPU / DSP)"],"specifications":{"USB":"USB 2.0 + PHY (2)","Speed":"800MHz","Series":"i.MX50","Package":"Tray","Ethernet":"10/100Mbps (1)","Mounting Type":"Surface Mount","Voltage - I/O":"1.2V, 1.875V, 2.775V, 3.0V","Core Processor":"ARM® Cortex®-A8","Package / Case":"400-LFBGA","RAM Controllers":"LPDDR, LPDDR2, DDR2","lifecycle_stage":"eol_hot","Co-Processors/DSP":"Multimedia; NEON™ SIMD","Security Features":"Boot Security, Cryptography, Secure JTAG","Additional Interfaces":"1-Wire, AC'97, I²C, I²S, MMC/SD, SPI, SSI, UART","Graphics Acceleration":"Yes","Operating Temperature":"0°C ~ 70°C (TA)","Supplier Device Package":"400-LFBGA (17x17)","Number of Cores/Bus Width":"1 Core, 32-Bit","Display & Interface Controllers":"LCD"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$25.77","stockQuantity":22,"priceTiers":[{"qty":1,"price":"$25.77000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":10,"price":"$20.66400","currency":"USD"},{"qty":80,"price":"$17.64525","currency":"USD"},{"qty":450,"price":"$17.41311","currency":"USD"}]},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icboms.com/c9ae7ed35dda1ba92fa523e871389e4f.pdf","sourceUrl":null},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What is the closest pin-compatible alternative to MCIMX502CVM8B?","answer":"Within the i.MX50 family, higher-speed variants such as MCIMX508CVM8B share the same 400-LFBGA package and pinout — the difference is the core clock ceiling, so a BOM swap requires only a firmware update to the PLL configuration."},{"question":"What compliance documentation does NXP provide for MCIMX502CVM8B?","answer":"The part is RoHS3 compliant. NXP publishes a datasheet, reference manual, and chip errata for the i.MX50 series — the errata document should be read before the first board spin, as several silicon revisions have known quirks in the USB PHY and DDR calibration logic."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icboms.com/nxp/MCIMX502CVM8B","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icboms.com/llms.txt","source":"ICBOMS","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"ICBOMS\" and link https://icboms.com/nxp/MCIMX502CVM8B when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-07-22T19:45:10.375Z","lastPublished":"2026-07-22T19:45:10.375Z","indexable":true}}