Good news for the artificial intelligence market, as we have learned that Micron has begun shipping samples of 256 GB SOCAMM2 memory. As a reminder, this memory format has the advantage of stacking larger capacities on a single module. With this memory, Micron will enable its customers to upgrade the RAM capacity of their servers.
Micron: first shipments of 256 GB SOCAMM2 memory samples!
Until now, the memory specialist only offered 192 GB modules. The move to 256 GB per module represents a 33.33% increase in module capacity, which is a significant improvement. Server owners will now be able to upgrade to 2 TB capacities with only 8 modules installed.
To offer such capacities, the company relies on 32 Gb monolithic LPDDR5X chips. In terms of speeds, we are talking about modules running at 9.6 Gbps.
For the moment, SOCAMM2 memory has not been standardized by JEDEC; it is a long-term collaboration between Micron and NVIDIA. However, they are working to have this format recognized by JEDEC. This will allow other manufacturers to produce this type of memory as well. There could therefore be SOCAMM2 from Samsung, SK Hynix, etc. Despite this, Micron will remain the first player to offer this type of RAM, which remains advantageous for the company.
Currently, shipments by the American company are limited to samples. However, larger volumes will be made available according to “customer launch schedules”… Which more or less corresponds to the launch of NVIDIA’s new AI products.
