Abstract: A set of superblocks can be constructed by a memory controller employing good blocks and partially bad blocks in a plurality of memory access units. Each functional memory access unit among the plurality of memory access units contributes a single block that is a good block or a partially bad block to each superblock. The memory controller can further construct a set of super word line zones within each superblock in the set of superblocks. Each block within a superblock contributes a good word line zone to each super word line zone. Upon encounter of a program error at run time, the super word line zones within the superblock may be modified to continue running the program employing modified super word line zones for the superblock.

Abstract: A set of superblocks can be constructed by a memory controller employing good blocks and partially bad blocks in a plurality of memory access units. Each functional memory access unit among the plurality of memory access units contributes a single block that is a good block or a partially bad block to each superblock. The memory controller can further construct a set of super word line zones within each superblock in the set of superblocks. Each block within a superblock contributes a good word line zone to each super word line zone. Upon encounter of a program error at run time, the super word line zones within the superblock may be modified to continue running the program employing modified super word line zones for the superblock.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a memory system stores data encrypted with a cipher key in a block of a page in non-volatile memory, reads the cipher key version number associated with the page, determines whether the cipher key version number associated with the page is different from a cipher key version number of the cipher key used to encrypt the data and, if it is, writes a data pattern encrypted with the cipher key into the other blocks of the page, and stores the cipher key version number of the cipher key used to encrypt the data in the storage space in the non-volatile memory. Other embodiments are provided.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a memory system stores data encrypted with a cipher key in a block of a page in non-volatile memory, reads the cipher key version number associated with the page, determines whether the cipher key version number associated with the page is different from a cipher key version number of the cipher key used to encrypt the data and, if it is, writes a data pattern encrypted with the cipher key into the other blocks of the page, and stores the cipher key version number of the cipher key used to encrypt the data in the storage space in the non-volatile memory. Other embodiments are provided.