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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Xiangying Deng, Milpitas, CA (US);
Parth Amin, Fremont, CA (US);
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
The memory device includes an array of memory cells that are arranged in a plurality of word lines. The word lines of the memory block are associated with respective kick voltages. The kick voltages associated with at least some of the word lines are different than the kick voltages associated with at least some other of the word lines. In operation, circuitry sets a target voltage for at least one word line of the plurality of word lines at a magnitude that is equal to an intended voltage for the at least one word line plus the respective kick voltage that is associated with the at least one word line. After a kick duration, the circuitry proceeds reduces the target voltage for the at least one word line to the intended voltage.