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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyeongran Yoo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Henry Chin, Fremont, CA (US);
Hua-Ling Hsu, Fremont, CA (US);
Yanwei He, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of programming a memory device is disclosed herein. The method comprises the steps of: performing a smart verify operation to acquire an initial programming voltage; performing a program operation on a selected wordline starting with the initial programming voltage; performing a bitscan operation of a highest state being verified; and based on a result of the bitscan operation, adjusting the initial programming voltage for programming of subsequent wordlines.