P5020NSN7VNB

The P5020NSN7VNB is a dual-core, 64-bit PowerPC e5500 microprocessor operating at up to 2.0 GHz. It integrates a tightly coupled cache hierarchy, hardware accelerators and a rich set of I/O to address compute-intensive, power-conscious control-plane and embedded applications.

Targeted use cases include enterprise and data-center communications, aerospace and defense, and industrial computing where performance, integrated networking and on-chip security are required.

Key Features

• Core & Architecture — Dual PowerPC e5500 cores, 64-bit, up to 2.0 GHz per core with a seven-stage pipeline for low-latency response.
• Cache & Performance — 32 KB instruction and 32 KB data L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core and up to 2 MB shared platform cache (L3); documented 3 DMIPS/MHz per core.
• Memory — Integrated 64-bit DDR3/DDR3L memory controllers supporting large addressable memory spaces.
• Data Path Acceleration (DPAA) — Integrated DPAA with FMAN and QMAN elements for packet parsing, classification and scheduling to cores and accelerators.
• Security Accelerators — SEC 4.2 cryptography accelerator and on-chip security features including boot security, secure fusebox, secure JTAG, secure memory and tamper detection.
• Networking & Storage I/O — Five 1 Gbps Ethernet interfaces and one 10 Gbps Ethernet interface; two SATA 3 Gbps ports for storage connectivity.
• Peripheral Interfaces — Two full-speed USB 2.0 ports with PHY, DUART, SD/MMC/eSDHC, I2C, SPI, GPIO and PCIe/RapidIO interfaces.
• Virtualization & Debug — Hardware-assisted virtualization support and integrated real-time debug, performance monitor and trace facilities.
• Package & Thermal — 1295-FCPBGA (37.5 × 37.5 mm) surface-mount package; operating temperature 0 °C to 105 °C.
• Compliance — RoHS compliant.

Typical Applications

• Enterprise Networking — Router and switch control planes that benefit from dual-core processing, DPAA accelerators and multiple Ethernet interfaces.
• Data Center Appliances — Server appliances, SAN storage controllers and iSCSI/FCoE bridging leveraging integrated storage (SATA), high-speed Ethernet and security accelerators.
• Aerospace & Defense — Compute-intensive embedded systems requiring 64-bit processing and on-chip security features.
• Industrial Computing — Single-board computers, test/measurement and robotics applications that need high-performance control processing, multiple I/O and extended temperature operation.

Unique Advantages

• Dual 64-bit e5500 cores at 2.0 GHz — Delivers multi-threaded control-plane performance with a low-latency core design and substantial L2/L3 cache.
• Integrated DPAA — Hardware packet parsing, queue management and buffer management simplify offload of networking tasks from software cores.
• Comprehensive security — SEC 4.2 accelerator plus boot security, secure fusebox, secure JTAG and tamper detection enable robust platform protection.
• Rich I/O set — Multiple Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, SATA, USB and common peripheral buses reduce external component count.
• Memory flexibility — DDR3/DDR3L controller support for scalable system memory configurations.
• Production-ready package and thermal range — 1295-FCPBGA (37.5 × 37.5 mm) surface-mount package with 0 °C to 105 °C operation for embedded deployments.

Why Choose P5020NSN7VNB?

The P5020NSN7VNB combines dual e5500 64-bit cores, a layered cache architecture and integrated data-path accelerators to deliver a balanced solution for control-plane and embedded compute tasks. Its combination of networking interfaces, storage connectivity and on-chip security makes it suitable for designs that require integrated communications processing with robust platform protection.

This processor is positioned for system designers and OEMs building enterprise, data-center, aerospace or industrial platforms that need scalable processing, a rich peripheral set and hardware-assisted virtualization. The RoHS-compliant package and defined operating temperature range support deployment in a range of embedded environments.

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