CAMM will replace SODIMM standard
The SODIMM memory standard has been used in notebooks for many years. As long as your notebook can replace the memory, you must be able to see it. And it will be replaced by a new standard in the future.
JEDEC committee member and Dell Senior Distinguished Engineer Tom Schnell said that JEDEC is preparing to replace the 25-year-old SODIMM standard with CAMM. They have voted to have CAMM 0.5 as a potential replacement for SODIMM. JEDEC aims to introduce an updated CAMM 1.0 standard later this year and notebooks with CAMM memory next year.
CAMM was developed by Dell in April 2022, and its full name is Compression Attached Memory Module. Compared with SODIMM, although CAMM occupies a larger area, it is 57% thinner than SODIMM. Secondly, CAMM can provide higher memory frequency and capacity. It is difficult for SODIMM to support a memory speed exceeding 6400MT/s, but it is not difficult for CAMM. CAMM also supports a single 128GB memory.
In addition, in addition to bringing higher performance to future notebooks such as gaming notebooks and workstations, CAMM can also be equipped with LPDDR memory, and its thinner shape means that it can be installed in thin and light notebooks. Considering that the vast majority of thin and light notebooks are directly soldered to the motherboard, the introduction of CAMM may improve the upgradeability of thin and light notebooks.
Of course, the standard of CAMM is still being discussed and formulated, and considering the follow-up situation of various manufacturers, it may take a long time for the popularization of CAMM. However, as the developer and promoter of CAMM, Dell may be the most active one in adopting CAMM memory.
Via: PCWorld, liliputing
