Micron Unveils First-Ever 256GB LPDDR5X SOCAMM2 For Massive Memory Gains

We've already reported a few times on SOCAMM2 memory, so if you're not familiar, check out one or all of these stories. The last of those links goes to a story about Micron sampling 192GB SOCAMM2 modules. Well, as you've already read in the headline, the US memory firm is now able to make 256GB SOCAMM2 modules thanks to new 32-Gigabit LPDDR5 chips, which Micron says it is the first to bring to market.

If you thought, "Zak, 32-gigabit is way smaller than 256 gigabytes," you're right! The LPDDR5X chips on the SOCAMM2 modules stack sixteen of these dies in a single package, meaning each of the four LPDRAMs on the SOCAMM2 gumstick is packing in 64GB of high-speed RAM. Multiply by four and you get the 256GB capacity we noted in the headline, the densest memory modules to date in terms of both logical capacity ...