At CES this week, Micron announced that it is marketing a new memory technology that promises higher performance, better power consumption, and a smaller form factor: LPCAMM2 RAM modules using LPDDR5X. This follows the publication in December of the CAMM2 memory module standard, and Samsung’s announcement in September of its upcoming LPCAMM module.
DDR5 and LPDDR5/5X CAMM2s cater to distinct use cases, standards body JEDEC noted in a release. DDR5 CAMM2s are intended for performance notebooks and mainstream desktops, while LPDDR5/5X CAMM2s target a broader range of notebooks and certain server market segments.
The Compression Attached Memory Module (CAMM2) Common Standard defines the electrical and mechanical requirements for both Double Data Rate, Synchronous DRAM Compression-Attached Memory Modules (DDR5 SDRAM CAMM2s) and Low Power Double Data Rate, Synchronous DRAM Compression-Attached Memory Modules (LPDDR5/5X SDRAM CAMM2s) in a single, comprehensive document.
JESD318 CAMM2 is available for download from the JEDEC website.
