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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Yun Li, Fremont, CA (US);
Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Fremont, CA (US);
Peter Feeley, Boise, ID (US);
Ashutosh Malshe, Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel J. Hubbard, Boise, ID (US);
Christopher S. Hale, Boise, ID (US);
Kevin R. Brandt, Boise, ID (US);
Sampath K. Ratnam, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A memory system includes: a memory array including a plurality of memory cells, the plurality of memory cells including a plurality of cache memory cells; and a controller coupled to the memory array, the controller configured to: track usage of a first subset of the plurality of cache memory cells operating in a single-level cell (SLC) mode, wherein the tracking includes monitoring for an idle time event; and designate a storage mode for a second subset of the plurality of cache memory cells based on the tracked usage of the first subset, wherein the storage mode determines a storage density to be used for data writes.