JEDEC is working to finalize SO-DIMM replacement CAMM

One thing to look ahead to: CAMM is one step nearer to finally changing the longstanding SO-DIMM reminiscence module normal in laptops. JEDEC, the commerce group and standardization physique that oversees reminiscence requirements for the pc business, is within the strategy of adopting the CAMM Frequent Spec for laptops in line with committee member Tom Schnell.

CAMM, which stands for Compression Connected Reminiscence Module, was created by Schnell and launched by Dell final 12 months in its Precision 7670 workstation laptop computer. Schnell, who can also be a Dell Senior Distinguished Engineer, instructed PCWorld that JEDEC has unanimously accredited the 0.5 spec and is heading in the right direction finalize the 1.0 spec by the second half of this 12 months.

Schnell couldn’t reveal which JEDEC member corporations voted on the usual as that’s as much as every member to disclose, however the voting group covers a variety of gamers with a number of pursuits. Surprisingly sufficient, all unanimously voted for the spec with no dissenters. As of writing, there are over 350 member corporations that take part in JEDEC however solely a small handful of 20 or so corporations had been among the many voting group that accredited the 0.5 spec.

SO-DIMM is just not lengthy for this world, and CAMM appears to be like to be a means ahead. Dell’s design reduced the bodily distance between the reminiscence and the CPU, and the reminiscence and connection plate was additionally a lot thinner. The ultimate spec won’t be a carbon copy of Dell’s design however might be primarily based on it as corporations hammer out the ultimate particulars.

Some the place initially involved that Dell would hold the tech to itself and power clients wishing to improve down the highway to go immediately by means of them and pay a excessive charge (or worse, the tech can be deserted with no improve path in any respect). Dell and Schnell had been fast to level out that CAMM is just not a proprietary spec that might lock clients right into a design.

“Dell is a large firm, we do not hold the lights on as a result of we get royalties for a patent,” Schnell stated. “We mainly need to recuperate the price of inventing it, and implementing it.”

Ought to every little thing go in line with plan, CAMM-based techniques might arrive as early as 2024.