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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Nikhil Birgade, Hyderabad, IN;
Uday Bhasker V. Vudugandla, Hyderabad, IN;
Mani Raghavendra Aravapalli, Hyderabad, IN;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for block replacement using combined blocks are described. A memory system may receive a command to perform an access operation on a block of the memory system. The memory system may determine whether a block pool includes a second block configured to replace the block based on a failure to perform the access operation. The memory system may generate a combined block for replacing the block based on determining an absence of the second block in the block pool. The combined block may be generated by combining two half good blocks (HGBs) in a same plane of the memory system as the block. In some cases, a second block pool may be generated and the combined block may be stored to the second block pool. The memory system may select the combined block from the second block pool and replace the block with the combined block.
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