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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Teruhiko Kamei, Kanagawa, JP;
Yan LI, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Teruhiko Kamei, Kanagawa, JP;
Yan Li, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
SanDisk Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trial programming process is performed for a first set of one or more non-volatile storage elements to test usage of the non-volatile storage system. Based on this trial programming, a programming signal is calibrated by adjusting its initial magnitude. The calibrated programming signal is then used to program a second set of non-volatile storage elements (which may or may not include the first set).