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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2025
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Peng Zhang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yu-Chung Lien, San Jose, CA (US);
Murong Lang, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhenming Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Whether a destination block of a memory device is a quad-level cell (QLC) block is determined responsive initiation of a garbage collection operation. Whether a source block of the memory device is a single-level cell (SLC) block is determined responsive to determining that the destination block is a QLC block. The destination block using a first pass-type programming mode with valid data of the source block is programmed during the garbage collection operation responsive to determining that the source block is not a SLC block.
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