US 11,914,878 B2
Media management
Ashutosh Malshe, Fremont, CA (US); and Antonio D. Bianco, Boise, ID (US)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Jan. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/576,033.
Prior Publication US 2023/0229325 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/064 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 12/0253 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7211 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining a health characteristic value of a block of memory cells;
determining a difference between the health characteristic value and an average of health characteristic values of blocks of memory cells;
determining, based on the difference, a weight to associate with the block of memory cells;
selecting, based on the weight, a block of memory cells from the blocks of memory cells for a media management operation; and
performing the media management operation on the selected block of memory cells.