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bywilliamyf ( 227051 ) writes:
Plenty of option beyond JDEC SO-DIMMs. There is also JDEC CAMM2, and JEDEC SO-CAMM2.
SO-CAMM and CAMM2 based solutions are ideal for laptops, as they can do LPDDR5 (which SO-DIMMs can not do). And take up less space in the Z dimension for thinner LAptops. SO-CAMM even takes less space in the X and y directions too!
Just provide 2 connectors, and populate just one. If/when the user wants more RAM, they can buy a second stick and doule the memory.
JM2C - YMMV
bykarmawarrior ( 311177 ) writes:
Are you under the impression it's the mini circuit boards the RAM Is mounted upon that are the problem, rather than the RAM chips themselves?
Because a shortage of RAM chips is going to impact everything. Circuit boards are cheap and can be made by virtually anyone. Only some companies have the facilities to make high performance, high capacity, RAM chips.
bydgatwood ( 11270 ) writes:
Are you under the impression it's the mini circuit boards the RAM Is mounted upon that are the problem, rather than the RAM chips themselves?
Because a shortage of RAM chips is going to impact everything.
No, not everything. Companies that use ARM silicon with on-die RAM — Mac computers plus most tablets and cell phones — likely won't be affected at all (unless indirectly by increased demand or by some shared root cause like fab availability or raw silicon supply shortages). This shortage is likely to be most damaging to Intel and AMD, because it will make standalone CPUs a lot less able to compete.
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byUnknowingFool ( 672806 ) writes:
Companies that use ARM silicon with on-die RAM — Mac computers plus most tablets and cell phones — likely won't be affected at all (unless indirectly by increased demand or by some shared root cause like fab availability or raw silicon supply shortages).
Not exactly. That RAM is not on-die as that generally means part of the same silicon as the CPU/GPU. Apple and others have put RAM as a chiplet in the same chip package. Generally that RAM is purchased from Micron, SK Hynix, or Samsung, and then soldered next to the CPU/GPU. So they are affected by the current RAM shortage. Everyone is affected as RAM is only made by 3 companies.
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