CPC G11C 16/3445 (2013.01) [G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/3404 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A data storage device, comprising:
a memory device; and
a controller coupled to the memory device, the controller configured to:
determine that a power loss event has occurred;
determine that one or more blocks are in an erased state;
examine a block of the one or more blocks to determine whether the block is a SLC erased block or a TLC erased block; and
place the block in a SLC pre-erase heap if the block is the SLC erased block or in a TLC pre-erase heap if the block is the TLC erased block.
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