Say good day to LPCAMM2, the compression-attached reminiscence module designed to avoid wasting energy and modernize the best way reminiscence is configured in your subsequent laptop computer. It is a current customary from JEDEC that packages dual-channel LPDDR5/X and DDR5 reminiscence onto a skinny, replaceable, standard-design circuit board. At CES 2024 reminiscence chipmaker Micron Know-how introduced that it is prepared to produce LPCAMM2 in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB modules.
LPCAMM2 reminiscence will make a much bigger impression in laptops that usually use DDR5 relatively than people who use LPDDR5/X, largely as a result of LPCAMM2 makes use of LPDDR5/X, simply in a special bodily configuration. The modules are a lot smaller than the DDR5 SODIMMs used primarily in high-powered laptops, and LPDDR5/X is extra power-efficient and probably quicker as a result of its most supported knowledge price is 9,600Mbps. (The “LP” in “LPDDR” stands for for low energy.)
However present LPDDR5/X motherboards will acquire an essential functionality: LPCAMM2 is upgradable. One of many large points with LPDDR5/X is that present designs require it to be soldered to the motherboard, which makes it rigid once you’re configuring a laptop computer to purchase. It additionally makes it unimaginable to improve. Though LPCAMM2 modules cannot be eliminated with out instruments — a woman can dream — they do connect to the connector with three (hopefully) simply accessible screws. And the usual design means, if we’re fortunate, that you’ll purchase modules from different producers.
Micron’s the primary to announce its modules can be found, however different firms most likely aren’t far behind. Samsung introduced its personal LPCAMM reminiscence in September 2023 — LPCAMM is the event precursor to what is going to ultimately get commercialized — however hasn’t but introduced manufacturing.
