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Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025

Filed:

May. 23, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Kishore Kumar Muchherla, San Jose, CA (US);

Jonathan S. Parry, Boise, ID (US);

Akira Goda, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0891 (2016.01); G06F 12/0831 (2016.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/0868 (2016.01); G06F 12/0886 (2016.01); G06F 12/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0891 (2013.01); G06F 12/0833 (2013.01); G06F 13/1668 (2013.01);
Abstract

A victim management unit (MU) for performing a media management operation is identified. The victim MU stores valid data in a first memory device of a plurality of memory devices. A cached data item on a second memory device of the plurality of memory devices is identified. A valid-to-invalid ratio of the victim MU is compared to a threshold value. In view of comparison, it is determined whether to pad the cached data item with at least a subset of the valid data stored at the victim MU or dummy data. Based on the determination, the cached data item padded with one of at least a subset of the valid data stored at the victim MU or the dummy data is written to a target MU.


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