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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Technology is disclosed herein for programing memory cells with a post-program erase. In an aspect, the post-program erase includes a bit-level erase that only erases memory cells that are to remain in an erased state after the program operation. Memory cells that are to remain in programmed states may be inhibited from erase during the post-program erase. In an aspect, the post-program erase does not have an erase verify, which saves time and/or power. In an aspect, the post-program erase includes applying a single erase pulse, which saves time and/or power. In an aspect, the duration of the post-program erase pulse is shorter than an erase pulse used prior to programming, which saves time and/or power.