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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2020
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Aparna U. Limaye, Boise, ID (US);
Tracy D. Evans, Boise, ID (US);
Tomoko Ogura Iwasaki, San Jose, CA (US);
Avani F. Trivedi, Eagle, ID (US);
Jianmin Huang, San Carlos, CA (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to media management, including 'garbage collection,' in memory or storage systems or sub-systems, such as solid state drives, are described. For example, a battery state associated with the memory system or sub-system may be used as an indicator or basis for managing a garbage collection operation on a data block. A controller or the system or sub-system may determine that a battery state or condition satisfies a criterion. Based on determining that the criterion is satisfied the, the garbage collection operation may be postponed until the battery state changes to satisfy a different battery condition.