diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/xtensa/dc233c/CMakeLists.txt
rename to soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.soc b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig
similarity index 93%
rename from soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.soc
rename to soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig
index ecbe77a9feb..01ffa1c92ca 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config SOC_XTENSA_DC233C
-	bool "Xtensa dc233c core"
 	select XTENSA
 	select XTENSA_HAL
 	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig.defconfig
similarity index 86%
rename from soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.defconfig
rename to soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig.defconfig
index dc5be860b4a..c872936a044 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
 
 if SOC_XTENSA_DC233C
 
-config SOC
-	default "dc233c"
-
-config SOC_TOOLCHAIN_NAME
-	string
-	default "dc233c"
-
 config XTENSA_MMU_NUM_L2_TABLES
 	int
 	default 48 if XTENSA_MMU
diff --git a/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig.soc b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig.soc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b39e7537b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/Kconfig.soc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017, 2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config SOC_XTENSA_DC233C
+	bool
+
+config SOC
+	default "dc233c" if SOC_XTENSA_DC233C
+
+config SOC_TOOLCHAIN_NAME
+	string
+	default "dc233c" if SOC_XTENSA_DC233C
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/_soc_inthandlers.h b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/include/_soc_inthandlers.h
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/_soc_inthandlers.h
rename to soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/include/_soc_inthandlers.h
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/backtrace_helpers.h b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/include/backtrace_helpers.h
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/backtrace_helpers.h
rename to soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/include/backtrace_helpers.h
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld
rename to soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/mmu.c b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/mmu.c
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/xtensa/dc233c/mmu.c
rename to soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/mmu.c
diff --git a/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/soc.yml b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/soc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee6c461bc5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/v2/cadence/dc233c/soc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+series:
+- name: dc233c
+  socs:
+  - name: dc233c