Patent ID: 11934657
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A method for tracking open blocks in a memory device of a memory sub-system, the method comprising:
partitioning, by a memory sub-system controller, a storage region in the memory device into a plurality of channels, each channel comprising a plurality of planesets, and each planeset comprising a plurality of blocksets;
evenly distributing, between the plurality of channels, a plurality of active zones ready for a write operation, wherein each active zone comprises one or more open blocks; and
sending, by the memory sub-system controller, an open block message to a local media controller in the memory device, wherein the open block message comprises channel identifying information, planeset identifying information, and blockset identifying information,
wherein the channel identifying information, the planeset identifying information, and the blockset identifying information collectively identify one or more open blocks ready for a write operation in the memory device.