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Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2021
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Kishore K. Muchherla, Fremont, CA (US);

Ashutosh Malshe, Fremont, CA (US);

Preston A. Thomson, Boise, ID (US);

Michael G. Miller, Boise, ID (US);

Gary F. Besinga, Boise, ID (US);

Scott A. Stoller, Boise, ID (US);

Sampath K. Ratnam, Boise, ID (US);

Renato C. Padilla, Folsom, CA (US);

Peter Feeley, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/349 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5641 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for operating mixed mode blocks. One example method can include tracking single level cell (SLC) mode cycles and extra level cell (XLC) mode cycles performed on the mixed mode blocks, maintaining a mixed mode cycle count corresponding to the mixed mode blocks, and adjusting the mixed mode cycle count differently for mixed mode blocks operated in a SLC mode than for mixed blocks operated in a XLC mode.


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