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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Chulbum Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Kwon, Fremont, CA (US);
Erwin E. Yu, San Jose, CA (US);
Kitae Park, Cupertino, CA (US);
Taehyun Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A memory device includes a memory array comprising memory cells and control logic operatively coupled with the memory array. The control logic causes, as part of a true erase sub-operation, an erase pulse to be applied to one or more sub-blocks of the memory array. The control logic tracks a number of suspend commands received from a processing device, including suspend commands received while memory cells of the one or more sub-blocks are being erased. The control logic causes, in response to receiving each suspend command, the true erase sub-operation to be suspended to enable performing a non-erase memory operation. The control logic, in response to the number of suspend commands satisfying a threshold criterion, alerts the processing device to terminate sending suspend commands.