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NXP Semiconductors MPN encoding patterns, suffix decoding, and handler guidance. Use when working with LPC, Kinetis, i.MX, S32K, MOSFETs, or transistors.

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name: nxp description: NXP Semiconductors MPN encoding patterns, suffix decoding, and handler guidance. Use when working with LPC, Kinetis, i.MX, S32K, MOSFETs, or transistors.

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MPN Structure Overview

NXP has diverse product lines with different naming conventions:

Microcontrollers:   [FAMILY][SERIES][VARIANT][PACKAGE][SUFFIX]
Processors:         MC[IMX][SERIES][VARIANT][PACKAGE][TEMP][REV]
MOSFETs:            [PREFIX][SPEC][PACKAGE]
Transistors:        [BASE][GAIN_GROUP][PACKAGE_SUFFIX]

Product Families

LPC Microcontrollers (ARM Cortex-M)

LPC[SERIES][VARIANT][PACKAGE][PIN_COUNT]
 |    |       |        |         |
 |    |       |        |         +-- Pin count (48, 64, 100, 144, 208)
 |    |       |        +-- FBD=LQFP, FET=TFBGA, FHN=QFN
 |    |       +-- Feature variant
 |    +-- Series (1768, 4357, 5500, etc.)
 +-- LPC family prefix

LPC Series Overview

Series Core Features Example
LPC800 Cortex-M0+ Low cost LPC812M101FDH16
LPC1100 Cortex-M0 Entry level LPC1115FBD48
LPC1300 Cortex-M3 USB LPC1343FBD48
LPC1500 Cortex-M3 Analog LPC1549JBD100
LPC1700 Cortex-M3 Feature rich LPC1768FBD100
LPC1800 Cortex-M3 High performance LPC1857FET256
LPC4300 Cortex-M4/M0 Dual core LPC4357FET180
LPC5500 Cortex-M33 TrustZone LPC55S69JBD100

LPC Package Codes

Code Package Description
FBD LQFP Low-profile Quad Flat Pack
FET TFBGA Thin Fine-pitch Ball Grid Array
FHN QFN Quad Flat No-leads (HVQFN)
JBD LQFP LQFP variant
UK WLCSP Wafer Level Chip Scale Package

Example Decoding

LPC1768FBD100
|   |  |   |
|   |  |   +-- 100 pins
|   |  +-- FBD = LQFP package
|   +-- 1768 = Cortex-M3, 512KB Flash, 100MHz
+-- LPC family

LPC55S69JBD100
|   |  ||   |
|   |  ||   +-- 100 pins
|   |  |+-- JBD = LQFP package
|   |  +-- S = Security (TrustZone)
|   +-- 5569 = Cortex-M33, 640KB Flash
+-- LPC family

Kinetis Microcontrollers (MK Series)

MK[FAMILY][SUBSERIES][FLASH][V][PACKAGE][SPEED]
 |   |        |        |   |     |        |
 |   |        |        |   |     |        +-- Speed grade (5=50MHz, 7=72MHz)
 |   |        |        |   |     +-- Package code
 |   |        |        |   +-- V prefix for package
 |   |        |        +-- Flash size code
 |   |        +-- Features (D=USB, E=Ethernet, W=Wireless)
 |   +-- Family (10, 20, 22, 60, 64, 66, etc.)
 +-- MK = Kinetis MCU

Kinetis K Series Families

Family Core Frequency Example
MK10 Cortex-M4 50-150 MHz MK10DN128VLH5
MK20 Cortex-M4 50-120 MHz MK20DX256VLH7
MK22 Cortex-M4F 120 MHz MK22FN512VLH12
MK60 Cortex-M4 100 MHz MK60DN512VLQ10
MK64 Cortex-M4F 120 MHz MK64FN1M0VLL12
MK66 Cortex-M4F 180 MHz MK66FN2M0VMD18

Kinetis L Series (Low Power)

Family Core Features Example
MKL02 Cortex-M0+ Ultra low power MKL02Z32VFM4
MKL25 Cortex-M0+ USB MKL25Z128VLK4
MKL26 Cortex-M0+ USB, LCD MKL26Z256VLH4

Kinetis Package Codes (after V)

Code Package Pins
VFM QFN 32
VFT QFN 48
VLH LQFP 64
VLK LQFP 80
VLL LQFP 100
VLQ LQFP 144
VMD BGA 144

Speed Grade Suffix

Suffix Frequency
4 48 MHz
5 50 MHz
7 72 MHz
10 100 MHz
12 120 MHz
18 180 MHz

i.MX Applications Processors

MCIMX[SERIES][VARIANT][PACKAGE][TEMP][REV]
  |     |       |        |      |     |
  |     |       |        |      |     +-- Silicon revision (A, B, C, D)
  |     |       |        |      +-- Temperature (C=Commercial, I=Industrial)
  |     |       |        +-- Package code
  |     |       +-- Feature/core variant
  |     +-- Series (6D=Dual, 6Q=Quad, 6S=Solo, 8)
  +-- MCIMX = i.MX processor prefix

i.MX 6 Series Variants

Code Cores Description
6S 1x Cortex-A9 Solo
6D 2x Cortex-A9 Dual
6Q 4x Cortex-A9 Quad
6SX Cortex-A9 + M4 Hybrid
6UL 1x Cortex-A7 Ultra Lite

i.MX 8 Series

Code Cores Description
8M Cortex-A53 + M4 Mini
8MM Cortex-A53 + M4 Mini Mini
8MN Cortex-A53 + M7 Mini Nano
8QM A72 + A53 + M4 QuadMax
8QX A35 + M4 QuadXPlus

Example Decoding

MCIMX6Q5EYM10AC
  |   |||| | | ||
  |   |||| | | |+-- Silicon rev C
  |   |||| | | +-- A = Automotive/Extended temp
  |   |||| | +-- 10 = 1.0 GHz
  |   |||| +-- M = BGA package
  |   |||+-- Y = specific variant
  |   ||+-- E = features (VPU, GPU)
  |   |+-- 5 = variant code
  |   +-- Q = Quad core
  +-- IMX6 = i.MX 6 series

S32K Automotive MCUs

S32K[SERIES][VARIANT]
    |   |       |
    |   |       +-- Feature suffix (see below)
    |   +-- Model (116, 118, 142, 144, 146, 148, 3xx)
    +-- S32K = Automotive MCU family

S32K1 Series (Cortex-M0+/M4F)

Part Core Flash Pins
S32K116 M0+ 128KB 48 LQFP
S32K118 M0+ 256KB 48 LQFP
S32K142 M4F 256KB 100 LQFP
S32K144 M4F 512KB 100 LQFP
S32K146 M4F 1MB 144 LQFP
S32K148 M4F 2MB 176 LQFP

S32K3 Series (Cortex-M7)

Part Safety Cores Flash
S32K322 ASIL B Dual 2MB
S32K344 ASIL D Lockstep 4MB
S32K358 ASIL D Lockstep+1 8MB

S32K1 Feature Suffixes

Suffix Features
R RAM max
F CAN FD & FlexIO
S Security
A CAN FD, FlexIO & Security
E Ethernet & Audio
J All features

MOSFETs

PSMN Series (Power MOSFETs)

PSMN[VOLTAGE][RESISTANCE][PACKAGE]
    |     |         |         |
    |     |         |         +-- Package suffix
    |     |         +-- On-resistance (e.g., 9R2 = 9.2 mohm)
    |     +-- Voltage rating (e.g., 040 = 40V)
    +-- PSMN = Power MOSFET N-channel

BUK Series (Automotive MOSFETs)

BUK[LEVEL][PACKAGE][TECH][VOLTAGE][RESISTANCE]
    |        |       |       |         |
    |        |       |       |         +-- Resistance code
    |        |       |       +-- Voltage rating
    |        |       +-- Technology generation
    |        +-- Package code
    +-- Level: 7=Standard, 9=Logic

BUK Package Codes

Code Package
Y LFPAK56
K LFPAK56D (Dual)
M LFPAK33
2 DPAK
6 D2PAK
5 TO-220
E I2PAK

BUK Technology Codes

Code Generation
E Trench 6
C Trench 4
B Trench 3
A Trench 2

PMV/BSS Series (Small Signal MOSFETs)

Prefix Type Package
PMV Small signal SOT-23, SOT-323
BSS Small signal SOT-23, SOT-323

Transistors

BC847/BC857 Series

BC847[GAIN][PACKAGE_SUFFIX]
  |    |        |
  |    |        +-- Package: (none)=SOT-23, W=SOT-323, MB=DFN
  |    +-- Gain group: A, B, C (hFE ranges)
  +-- BC847 = NPN (BC857 = PNP complement)

Transistor Gain Groups

Suffix hFE Range
A 110-220
B 200-450
C 420-800

Package Variants

Suffix Package Size
(none) SOT-23 TO-236AB
W SOT-323 SC-70
MB DFN SOT883B

PN Series (2N Equivalents)

NXP Part Equivalent Type
PN2222 2N2222 NPN
PN2907 2N2907 PNP
PN3904 2N3904 NPN
PN3906 2N3906 PNP
PN4401 2N4401 NPN
PN4403 2N4403 PNP

Temperature Grades

Grade Range Suffix
Commercial 0C to +70C (none) or C
Industrial -40C to +85C I
Extended -40C to +105C E
Automotive -40C to +125C A

Handler Implementation Notes

Package Code Extraction

// LPC: Extract from FBD, FET, FHN, JBD, UK patterns
if (upperMpn.startsWith("LPC")) {
    // LPC1768FBD100 -> FBD100
    // Find where letters after digits start
    int numEnd = findLastDigit(mpn, "LPC".length()) + 1;
    if (numEnd < mpn.length()) {
        return mpn.substring(numEnd);
    }
}

// Kinetis: Package is between V and speed digit
// MK64FN1M0VLL12 -> VLL (LQFP100)
if (upperMpn.startsWith("MK")) {
    int vPos = upperMpn.indexOf('V');
    if (vPos > 0) {
        // Extract 3-letter package code after V
        return upperMpn.substring(vPos, Math.min(vPos + 4, upperMpn.length()));
    }
}

// i.MX: Complex - after variant letters
// MCIMX6Q5EYM10AC -> M (BGA)

Series Extraction

// LPC: Family is LPC + series digits
// LPC1768FBD100 -> LPC1768
// LPC55S69JBD100 -> LPC55S69

// Kinetis: MK + family + subseries
// MK64FN1M0VLL12 -> MK64
// MKL25Z128VLK4 -> MKL25

// S32K: Full model number
// S32K144 -> S32K144

Known Issues in Current Handler

  1. HashSet usage: Line 80 uses new HashSet<>() - should use Set.of() for immutability
  2. Op-amp attribution error: LM358, LM324, LM741 are Texas Instruments parts, NOT NXP
  3. QorIQ pattern too broad: ^P[0-9]+.* may match unrelated parts
  4. Missing patterns: PMV and BSS MOSFETs in matches() but not initializePatterns()
  5. Package extraction incomplete: Only handles LPC and MCIMX, missing Kinetis, S32K, MOSFETs

Pattern Recommendations

// LPC - more specific
"^LPC[0-9]{3,4}[A-Z]?[A-Z]{2,3}[0-9]{2,3}.*"

// Kinetis K series
"^MK[0-9]{2}[A-Z]{0,2}[0-9]+V[A-Z]{2,3}[0-9]+$"

// Kinetis L series
"^MKL[0-9]{2}[A-Z][0-9]+V[A-Z]{2,3}[0-9]+$"

// S32K with optional suffix
"^S32K[0-9]{3}[A-Z]?.*"

// i.MX - starts with MCIMX or MIMX
"^(?:MC)?IMX[0-9][A-Z0-9]+.*"

Related Files

  • Handler: manufacturers/NXPHandler.java
  • Component types: MICROCONTROLLER_NXP, MCU_NXP, KINETIS_MCU, LPC_MCU, IMX_PROCESSOR, MOSFET_NXP, TRANSISTOR_NXP

External References

Learnings & Edge Cases

  • Nexperia spin-off: BC847/BC857 transistors and some MOSFETs are now Nexperia (spun off from NXP in 2017)
  • LPC55 security: The "S" in LPC55S69 indicates TrustZone security support
  • i.MX ordering: MCIMX prefix is for ordering, datasheets often use just IMX
  • Kinetis F vs no-F: "F" in MK64F indicates floating-point unit (Cortex-M4F vs M4)
  • Package number is pin count: In LPC, FBD100 means LQFP with 100 pins
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