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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COUNTING PROGRAM/ERASE CYCLES

  • US 20160070643A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2014
  • Published: 03/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • in a data storage device that includes a memory, performingdetecting an operation associated with a block of the memory, the operation associated with a program/erase cycle;

    responsive to detecting the operation, performing a comparison between a random number and at least one value of a set of values; and

    selectively adjusting a value of a counter associated with the block based on the comparison.

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