Talk:CAMM (memory module)

Invalid citing

Citing things like "According to Tom Schnell" when you don't have firsthand knowledge or interviews is not appropriate and misleading. Just because an online article says something does not make it true. CreatorTom (talk) 22:47, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi CreatorTom, I am inclined to agree especially with the context of the potentially questionable reliable source. I've edited the line in question to reflect the source, although I would advocate for a better source to be provided if anyone is interested in digging for one. Skipple ☎ 03:45, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. When I get time, I will work to create an accurate historical record. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CreatorTom (talk • contribs) 04:54, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

camm design/looks?

It's not really clear if the finalised standard set by JEDEC as CAMM2 is dell's, adata's or a whole different design? or are they all compatible with each other? it would help if the article included pictures. 175.156.212.16 (talk) 14:05, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

If there is a image that's under a free licence, please feel free to upload to the commons and work it into the article. I'm not aware of any at this time though. - Skipple ☎ 14:42, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

No compression?

I found this while looking for a hardware implementation of zram, but I have found sparse info on the actual compression. Is the memory compressed at all? Compared to the software implementation, doing this in hardware might be able to transparently compress and decompress pages between cache and RAM, instead of having to swap them both ways in and out of RAM (in compressed and uncompressed form).—Anordal (talk) 22:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

@Anordal Compression in Camm refers to the memory being compressed against the pins by screws - not data compression. - nathanielcwm (talk) 06:15, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

That's correct, compression doesn't refer to memory content compression but way to install it! ~2026-28678-38 (talk) 15:09, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

The term "LP-CAMM" is never introduced

It just suddenly appears in the article. --2003:C0:2F47:4400:8D80:698C:B7AC:2249 (talk) 10:30, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Video card memory 80s early 90s

this reminds me of expansion cards and memory modules on graphic cards during the early 90s.this would help in reducing e-waste as the flat connector in harvesting ram modules. 97.120.160.24 (talk) 07:09, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Well, thanks to the memory shortage, I'd expect everyone to be scavenging those modules off every scrapped board by now, both modules and motherboards -- so no change anyways! Not that I would know, since my countrymen in Shenzhen have been doing that since time immemorial. Artoria2e5 🌉 05:23, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

SOCAMM2

Should there be a redirection to this page for this search term?

With the 2026 DDR5 memory shortage caused by the increased usage of AI, I was interested in Micron's introduction of a world first of a 256GB SOCAMM2 module which targets AI

But it took me a long time to find this Wiki entry, to try and shed some light on the topic, and as I am not an expert on this technology I wouldn't want to make a link if this was incorrect .... AlexBwineglass (talk) 12:43, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

+1 ... many articles have just popped up citing "SOCAMM2" like this one: https://hothardware.com/news/sk-hynix-mass-produces-192gb-socamm2-nvidia-vera-rubin ~2026-24274-43 (talk) 15:03, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

@AlexBwineglass:, done. Artoria2e5 🌉 05:15, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

+1 The Memphis ref was an interesting read AlexBwineglass (talk) 08:13, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

DIMM side vs edge

Started editing the article because DIMMs having contacts "all on one side" is ambiguous, but it's too late in the night to get this clear ("all along one edge on both sides"?) so I'll leave that for someone more awake (woke?) to do. Adx (talk) 16:03, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Popularity of CAMM vs. SO-DIMM/soldered years after introduction

"Before 2022, most laptops used either SO-DIMMs or soldered-on memory modules. SO-DIMMs were developed in 1997 as a size-reduced version of the Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM)."

This article needs serious attention. Even today, in the autumn 2026 CAMM is rare thing. Article more or less suggests that after introduction of CAMM it suddenly gained lot of popularity and in 2023 everyone was using CAMM and nothing else. Most laptops still use SO-DIMM or soldered memory today. ~2026-28678-38 (talk) 15:14, 28 July 2026 (UTC)