Patent ID: 11941285
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method comprising:
receiving a read request to perform a read operation on a block of a memory device;
determining that an entry corresponding to the block is stored in a data structure associated with the memory device;
responsive to the entry being stored in the data structure, incrementing a counter associated with the block to track a number of read operations performed on the block of the memory device;
resetting a timer associated with the block to an initial value, wherein the timer is to track a period of time that elapses since the read operation was performed on the block of the memory device;
determining that the counter and the timer satisfy a first criterion, wherein the first criterion corresponds to respective final values of the counter and the timer, and wherein satisfying the first criterion is indicative of a minimum number of read operations performed on the block; and
responsive to determining that the counter and the timer satisfy the first criterion, issuing a voltage discharge command to the block, wherein issuing the voltage discharge command results in the block reaching a ground voltage.