News Micron and SK hynix unveil LPDDR5X SOCAMM up to 128GB for AI servers

[Admin]

Micron to offer LPDDR5X-based SOCAMM modules for AI and low-power servers.

Micron and SK hynix unveil LPDDR5X SOCAMM up to 128GB for AI servers : Read more

 

[-Fran-]

We need those on consumer... I WANT them on consumer products, LOL.

Regards.

 

[das_stig]

Can SOCAMM come a standard depends if it becomes a free design, if not then no, as nobody will be willing to pay even a fraction of a cent per unit.

 

[scogar]

can you add a photo of the back of the SOCAMM, it's not clear how this connects to the motherboard.

 

[Elrabin]

can you add a photo of the back of the SOCAMM, it's not clear how this connects to the motherboard.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...mm2-memory-modules-on-desktops-liquid-cooling

it's basically the same "pads" in a modern CPU

The "pins" are on the socket on the board

 

[thestryker]

Looks like the same exact concept as the LPCAMM design but they lengthened it in order to narrow them so they can be placed side by side more easily.

 

[bit_user]

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...mm2-memory-modules-on-desktops-liquid-cooling

it's basically the same "pads" in a modern CPU

The "pins" are on the socket on the board

FWIW, that's not a SOCAMM, but rather CAMM2. Though, the connectivity is probably very similar.

 

[bit_user]

Can SOCAMM come a standard depends if it becomes a free design, if not then no, as nobody will be willing to pay even a fraction of a cent per unit.

Maybe, if you're talking about commodity disposable hardware that currently uses soldered RAM. However, the issue for servers is that you don't want to throw out a whole CPU module, just because one of the memory chips has failed. That's why replaceable modules are such a win.

It's similar to the reason why servers use socketed CPUs, when going BGA would be more energy-efficient and a little cheaper.

 

[Elrabin]

FWIW, that's not a SOCAMM, but rather CAMM2. Though, the connectivity is probably very similar.

I couldn't find a picture of SOCAMM. CAMM, CAMM2 and SOCAMM all use similar connectivity. Been seeing all of the above in the datacenter for a while now

 

[bit_user]

I couldn't find a picture of SOCAMM. CAMM, CAMM2 and SOCAMM all use similar connectivity. Been seeing all of the above in the datacenter for a while now

SOCAMM is supposedly only something that came together within the past couple months. As the article said, it's non-standard, and shouldn't (yet) be supported on anything but Nvidia hardware.

As for the other CAMM stuff, sure. That's been out there, including specs for server-oriented versions.

 

[Elrabin]

SOCAMM is supposedly only something that came together within the past couple months. As the article said, it's non-standard, and shouldn't (yet) be supported on anything but Nvidia hardware.

As for the other CAMM stuff, sure. That's been out there, including specs for server-oriented versions.

I'm a senior principle engineer/architect at a Tier 1 server hardware OEM, i see stuff literally years before it's made public.

Can't go into specifics obviously due to NDA, but do you really think that GB300 and the associated technologies surrounding it came into existence in the last few months?

 

[bit_user]

I'm a senior principle engineer/architect at a Tier 1 server hardware OEM, i see stuff literally years before it's made public.

Good to know. Thanks for slumming it with us plebs!
: )

 

[Elrabin]

Good to know. Thanks for slumming it with us plebs!
: )

I was(and still am) a hardware enthusiast long before I landed this dream job. I'm not slumming it with you guys, you guys are what makes my job worthwhile. We need more passion for tech in general

 

[thestryker]

Some more pictures and a workstation motherboard, but still no underside shot: https://www.servethehome.com/micron-socamm-memory-powers-next-gen-nvidia-grace-gb300-servers/