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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 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 control circuitry that is configured to perform a programming operation or an erasing operation. During the programming or erasing operation, the circuitry is configured to, while applying a voltage to at least one selected word line of the plurality of word lines, measure a word line resistance/capacitance (WLRC). The circuitry is also configured to, in response to the WLRC being inside of a predetermined range, continue the programming or erasing operation. The circuitry is further configured to, in response to the WLRC being outside of the predetermined range, establish that the memory block has a short and quarantine the memory block.