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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Bhavadip Solanki, Jungadh, IN;
Anantharaj Thalaimalai Vanaraj, Bengaluru, IN;
Suman Tenugu, Bengaluru, IN;
Arun Thandapani, Bengaluru, IN;
Piyush Anil Dhotre, Bengaluru, IN;
Chittoor Devarajan Sunilkumar, Bengaluru, IN;
Dharmaraju Marenhally Krishna, Bengaluru, IN;
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products for programming an unprogrammed upper page based on lower page programming are disclosed. An apparatus includes a non-volatile storage device and a controller. A controller includes a data component that is configured to receive a write request for a first page of a set of multi-level storage cells of a non-volatile storage device. A set of multi-level storage cells includes a first page and a second page. A controller includes a page component that is configured to determine that a write request does not comprise data for at least a portion of a second page of a set of multi-level storage cells. A controller includes a write component that is configured to program at least a portion of a second page of a set of multi-level storage cells with data of a first page of a set of multi-level storage cells.