Sandisk Technologies Inc.

Pradeep Seetaram Hegde

Ramanathan Muthiah

Vimal Kumar Jain

Akhilesh Yadav

Shivam Mishra

Nagaraj Dandigenahalli Rudrappa

Early detection of Room Temperature Data Retention (RTDR) phenomena in programmed metablocks of data storage devices. In one embodiment, a memory controller includes a memory interface configured to interface with a non-volatile memory and a controller. The controller is configured to program a metablock of the non-volatile memory. Programming the metablock includes assigning the metablock to one of a plurality of thermal region tags ('TRTs') associated with a respective one of a plurality of thermal regions. Each TRT is associated with a respective set of read parameters. The controller is further configured to perform a periodic TRT update to detect a RTDR phenomena associated with the metablock. In response to determining that the threshold associated with the detection of a RTDR phenomena has been exceeded, the controller reassigns the metablock to a different one of the TRTs.

Early detection of room temperature data retention phenomena

Some data storage devices have a plurality of memory dies that can be read in parallel for certain types of read requests. Read requests pertaining to a garbage collection operation are often generated sequentially and, thus, are not eligible for parallel execution in the memory dies. In an example data storage device presented herein, such read requests are consolidated and sent to the memory for execution in parallel across the memory dies.

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Pradeep Seetaram Hegde