STMicroelectronics announced details of the first member of the Newman family of TV SoCs. The FLI7680, codenamed Newman Ultra, integrates a new dedicated security processor capable of supporting the world's expanding range of security providers' schemes to ensure the ultimate protection for premium content and personal data.

At the heart of this device, the combination of the advanced ARM Dual-Cortex-A9 SMP application processors and ARM Mali graphics processor, as well as dedicated audio and video decoders, crypto processor and flexible composition engine, deliver uncompromising system performance.

A software developer kit (SDK) will provide support for open-source Application Program Interfaces (APIs) such as Linux TV, improving time-to-market, porting cost and creativity. Newman Ultra (FLI7680) is sampling in Q1 2012 to early-access customers, and is scheduled to enter volume production in Q4 2012.