First-pass dynamic program targeting (dpt)

A method comprising:

• initiating a block programming sequence on a block of a memory component, the block programing sequence comprising at least a first programming pass and a second programming pass;
• and
• before the second programming pass is performed, performing a dynamic program targeting (DPT) operation on a first sample page stack in the block until at least two programing distributions of the first sample page stack are balanced.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations:

• determining that a first programming pass of a programming operation has been performed on a memory cell of the memory component;
• and
• performing a dynamic program targeting (DPT) operation on the memory cell to calibrate a first program-verify (PV) target value that results in an adjustment to a placement of a first first-pass programming distribution and a second PV target value that results in an adjustment to a placement of a second first-pass programming distribution before a second programming pass of the programming operation is performed on the memory cell.