diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/Kconfig.imx8ulp_evk b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/Kconfig.imx8ulp_evk
index dbf611081a..77d81829dc 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/Kconfig.imx8ulp_evk
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/Kconfig.imx8ulp_evk
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config BOARD_IMX8ULP_EVK
-	select SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP if BOARD_IMX8ULP_EVK_IMX8ULP_ADSP
+	select SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP if BOARD_IMX8ULP_EVK_MIMX8UD7_ADSP
+	select SOC_PART_NUMBER_MIMX8UD7DVK08
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.cmake b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.cmake
index 97e0a80ba0..572983699e 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.cmake
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-if(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP)
+if(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP)
   board_set_flasher_ifnset(misc-flasher)
   board_finalize_runner_args(misc-flasher)
 
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.yml b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.yml
index b401615d7d..bd5e16dc93 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.yml
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/board.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ board:
   name: imx8ulp_evk
   vendor: nxp
   socs:
-    - name: imx8ulp
+    - name: mimx8ud7
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_imx8ulp_adsp.dts b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_imx8ulp_adsp.dts
rename to boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.dts
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_imx8ulp_adsp.yaml b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.yaml
similarity index 75%
rename from boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_imx8ulp_adsp.yaml
rename to boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.yaml
index 437d112ee5..037b2ef909 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_imx8ulp_adsp.yaml
+++ b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-identifier: imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp/adsp
+identifier: imx8ulp_evk/mimx8ud7/adsp
 name: NXP i.MX 8ULP Audio DSP
 type: mcu
 arch: xtensa
diff --git a/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_imx8ulp_adsp_defconfig b/boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp_defconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_imx8ulp_adsp_defconfig
rename to boards/nxp/imx8ulp_evk/imx8ulp_evk_mimx8ud7_adsp_defconfig
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/CMakeLists.txt
index 55a7321827..ec3ef98ebe 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2024 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-if(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP)
+if(CONFIG_SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP)
   zephyr_include_directories(adsp)
   add_subdirectory(adsp)
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig
index d0f92357c2..66da731ca9 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2024 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-config SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP
+config SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP
 	select XTENSA
 	select XTENSA_HAL if ("$(ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT)" != "xcc" && "$(ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT)" != "xt-clang")
 	select XTENSA_RESET_VECTOR
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ config SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP
 	select GEN_ISR_TABLES
 	select XTENSA_SMALL_VECTOR_TABLE_ENTRY
 	select CPU_HAS_DCACHE
+	select HAS_MCUX
+
+# note: the NXP HAL refers to the HIFI4 DSP as
+# `dsp1` and the Fusion DSP as `dsp0`, thus the
+# suffix(es) below
+config MCUX_CORE_SUFFIX
+	default "_dsp1" if SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.defconfig
index f29f1c7d56..55a8e61ea6 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 if SOC_SERIES_IMX8ULP
 
-if SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP
+if SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP
 
 config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	default 475200000
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ config TEST_LOGGING_DEFAULTS
 	default n
 	depends on TEST
 
-endif # SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP
+endif # SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP
 
 endif # SOC_SERIES_IMX8ULP
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.soc b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.soc
index b7d4cadef7..49f0bc6dfd 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8ulp/Kconfig.soc
@@ -8,19 +8,25 @@ config SOC_SERIES_IMX8ULP
 config SOC_SERIES
 	default "imx8ulp" if SOC_SERIES_IMX8ULP
 
-config SOC_MIMX8ULP
+config SOC_MIMX8UD7
 	bool
 	select SOC_SERIES_IMX8ULP
 
 config SOC
-	default "imx8ulp" if SOC_MIMX8ULP
+	default "mimx8ud7" if SOC_MIMX8UD7
 
-config SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP
+config SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP
 	bool
-	select SOC_MIMX8ULP
+	select SOC_MIMX8UD7
 	help
 	  Enable support for NXP i.MX 8ULP Audio DSP
 
 config SOC_TOOLCHAIN_NAME
 	string
-	default "nxp_imx8ulp_adsp" if SOC_MIMX8ULP_ADSP
+	default "nxp_imx8ulp_adsp" if SOC_MIMX8UD7_ADSP
+
+config SOC_PART_NUMBER_MIMX8UD7DVK08
+	bool
+
+config SOC_PART_NUMBER
+	default "MIMX8UD7DVK08" if SOC_PART_NUMBER_MIMX8UD7DVK08
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/soc.yml b/soc/nxp/imx/soc.yml
index c1a4c16b37..307b7d8c5d 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/soc.yml
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/soc.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ family:
       - name: m4
   - name: imx8ulp
     socs:
-    - name: imx8ulp
+    - name: mimx8ud7
       cpuclusters:
       - name: adsp
       - name: f1_dsp
diff --git a/submanifests/optional.yaml b/submanifests/optional.yaml
index 39faa5f388..79015e632f 100644
--- a/submanifests/optional.yaml
+++ b/submanifests/optional.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ manifest:
       groups:
         - optional
     - name: sof
-      revision: 3e70d036a2df94b854add51742681b64ea0df729
+      revision: 1c1dd3d83d85c3bd2bfd16f6d5bb101e764cb698
       path: modules/audio/sof
       remote: upstream
       groups: