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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
The memory device includes a memory block with an array of memory cells that are arranged in a plurality of word lines. The memory device also includes circuitry that programs the memory cells of a selected word line of the plurality of word lines in a plurality of program loops. In at least one of the program loops, the circuitry is configured to, in a pre-charging operation, apply a first pre-charge voltage to a plurality of unselected word lines of the plurality of word lines and apply a second pre-charge voltage to a first neighboring word line that is immediately adjacent to and on one side of the selected word line. The first neighboring word line contains memory cells that have already been programmed to their final data states.