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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2024
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Ramanathan Muthiah, Bangalore, IN;
Narendhiran Chinnaanangur Ravimohan, Bangalore, IN;
Ramkumar Ramamurthy, Bangalore, IN;
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A data storage device is provided comprising a memory and one or more processors. The memory comprises a plurality of blocks, wherein each block is configurable as a single-level cell (SLC) block or as a multi-level cell (MLC) block. The one or more processors, individually or in combination, are configured to: receive a request from a host, wherein the request indicates a total amount of data to be written in the memory during a lifetime of the memory; determine a first number of blocks of the plurality of blocks to configure as SLC blocks and a second number of blocks of the plurality of blocks to configure as MLC blocks in order to attempt to satisfy the request; configure the first number of blocks as SLC blocks; and configure the second number of blocks as MLC blocks. Other embodiments are provided.