Micron is working on compact Lpcamm2 memory modules for laptops

Micron has shown its thin Lpcamm2 memory modules, intended for laptops. This is the first company to market Jedec’s CAMM2 standard. Lenovo is probably one of the first manufacturers to release laptops with Lpcamm2 modules.

The Lpcamm2 modules will be available in sizes of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB and offer support for Lpddr5 memory, writes Micron. With the CAMM standard, memory chips are placed on a module, which is then screwed to the laptop’s motherboard. This works with three screws that push the contacts at the back against the contact points on the motherboard. So no pins are used.

CAMM2 memory modules have a more compact form factor than regular SO-DIMM memory sticks. According to Micron its memory modules maintain the same form factor across different memory sizes and are 64 percent smaller than a two-stacked SO-DIMM configuration. In addition, according to the memory manufacturer, they consume 61 percent less power and can achieve speeds of up to 9.6GB/s, while ‘current’ DDR5-SO-DIMMs could reach top speeds of around 5.6GB/s.

Micron does not mention which will be the first laptops with these Lpcamm2 modules, but Lenovo claims in the press release that it will be ‘one of the first manufacturers’ to make them available to customers. Intel has also announced that it will use the technology.

Jedec announced its CAMM2 standard in December. This is a variant of Dell’s CAMM. The American computer manufacturer released laptops in the Dell Precision line with these memory modules in 2022.

Update, 11.40 – An earlier version of the article stated that the memory module is soldered to the motherboard. That is not true; the module is screwed on. The article has been adjusted accordingly.

Micron’s Lpcamm2 memory module