Patent ID: 9280299
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a memory, wherein the memory includes a plurality of regions, wherein each region of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of blocks, and wherein each block of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of memory cells; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller is configured to: assign a first over-provisioning ratio to a first region of the plurality of regions; assign a second over-provisioning ratio to a second region of the plurality of regions; copy stored data from at least one block of the plurality of blocks of the first region to another block of the plurality of blocks of the first region dependent upon the first over-provisioning ratio; and copy stored data from at least one block of the plurality of blocks of the second region to another block of the plurality of blocks of the second region dependent upon the second over-provisioning ratio.