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Managing sub-block erase operations in a memory sub-system

US12068037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2023
Grant dateAug 20, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/3427
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A processing device in a memory system connects a first data block of the memory device to a second data block of the memory device to generate a combined data block comprising a first plurality of sub-blocks of the first data block and a second plurality of sub-blocks of the second data block, wherein the connecting includes: for each wordline of a first plurality of wordlines of the first data block, creating a wordline connection short between the respective wordline of the first data block and a corresponding wordline of a second plurality of wordlines of the second data block, wherein the first plurality of wordlines and the second plurality of wordlines comprise data wordlines; and driving a first data wordline of the first data block and a second wordline of the second data block using a single string driver of the memory device.

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