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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Sandisk Technologies Llc, Addison, TX (US);

Inventors:

Xiang Yang, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Wei Cao, Fremont, CA (US);

Deepanshu Dutta, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01);
Abstract

The memory device includes at least one memory block with a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of word lines. The memory device includes control circuitry that is configured to program the memory cells of the at least one memory block in a plurality of program loops. The control circuitry is further configured to receive a command to write user data to the memory device. On at least a portion of a selected word line of the plurality of word lines, the control circuitry is configured to perform a smart verify operation to acquire a smart verify programming voltage. After the smart verify programming voltage is acquired, in a plurality of program loops, the control circuitry is configured to program the memory cells of the selected word line to include the user data and data that corresponds to the smart verify programming voltage.


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