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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Kenneth K. SO, Belmont, CA (US);
Luca G. Fasoli, San Jose, CA (US);
Roy E. Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kenneth K. So, Belmont, CA (US);
Luca G. Fasoli, San Jose, CA (US);
Roy E. Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
SanDisk 3D LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed comprising a plurality of word lines and word line drivers, a plurality of bit lines and bit line drivers, and a plurality of memory cells coupled between respective word lines and bit lines. The apparatus also comprises circuitry operative to select a writing and/or reading condition to apply to a memory cell based on the memory cell's location with respect to one or both of a word line driver and a bit line driver. The apparatus can also comprise circuitry that is operative to select a number of memory cells to be programmed in parallel based on memory cell location with respect to a word line and/or bit line driver.