Memory management

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11586357
APP PUB NO 20210286525A1
SERIAL NO

17332468

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The present disclosure includes memory blocks erasable in a single level cell mode. A number of embodiments include a memory comprising a plurality of mixed mode blocks and a controller. The controller may be configured to identify a particular mixed mode block for an erase operation and, responsive to a determined intent to subsequently write the particular mixed mode block in a single level cell (SLC) mode, perform the erase operation in the SLC mode.

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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC8000 SOUTH FEDERAL WAY MAILSTOP 1-507 BOISE ID 83707-0006

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Feeley, Peter Boise, US 167 1178
Malshe, Ashutosh Fremont, US 175 913
Miller, Michael G Boise, US 76 518
Muchherla, Kishore K Fremont, US 83 403
Padilla, Renato C Folsom, US 55 261
Ratnam, Sampath K Boise, US 158 775
Thomson, Preston A Boise, US 18 48

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