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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2024
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A block of memory in a data storage device can be partitioned into two or more sub-blocks, where each sub-block is independent of the other sub-blocks. If the program-erase counts of the sub-blocks are sufficiently low, the same programming voltage can be used to program each of the sub-blocks. However, for higher program-erase counts, disturb effects can create issues in using the same programming voltage. With the embodiments presented herein, the programming voltage of a given sub-block can be based on the program-erase count of the sub-block. This can avoid the need to compare program-erase counts of various sub-blocks and perform a relocation operation.
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