Copyback clear command for performing a scan and read in a memory device

A method comprising:

• receiving, by control logic of a memory device, a copyback clear command from a processing device, the memory device comprising first memory cells configured as single-level cell memory and second memory cells configured as higher-level cell memory, wherein the copyback clear command identifies a plurality of the first memory cells;
• causing, by the control logic in response to the copyback clear command, a page buffer to perform a dual-strobe read operation on the plurality of the first memory cells, the dual-strobe read operation including a soft strobe at a first threshold voltage and a hard strobe at a second threshold voltage, the first threshold voltage and the second threshold voltage being sensed approximately between threshold voltage distributions of the plurality of the first memory cells;
• causing, by the control logic, the page buffer to determine a number of one bit values within the threshold voltage distributions detected in a threshold voltage range between the first threshold voltage and the second threshold voltage;
• and
• causing, in response to the number of one bit values not satisfying a threshold criterion, a copyback of data in the plurality of the first memory cells to a plurality of the second memory cells without intervention from the processing device.

A system comprising:

• a memory device comprising:
• one or more arrays of memory cells including first memory cells configured as single-level cell memory and second memory cells configured as higher-level cell memory;
• and
• control logic operatively coupled to one or more page buffers of the one or more arrays of memory cells;
• and
• a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, the processing device to perform operations comprising:
• generating a copyback clear command that identifies a plurality of the first memory cells that store data to be copied to a plurality of the second memory cells;
• including, within the copyback clear command, a voltage range to be employed between a hard strobe and a soft strobe to be sensed by a page buffer between threshold distributions of the plurality of the first memory cells;
• and
• transmitting the copyback clear command to the control logic to be performed by the control logic before the control logic performs a copyback of the data to the plurality of the second memory cells.