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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2013
Sandisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Deepanshu Dutta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jeffrey W Lutze, San Jose, CA (US);
SanDisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
In a non-volatile memory system, a programming operation applies programming pulses to a target word line, determines when a specified number of the non-volatile storage elements reach a defined verify level, and counts a specified number of the programming pulses after the specified number of the non-volatile storage elements reach the defined verify level. Upon completion of the counting, faster-programming storage elements are distinguished from slower-programming storage elements. Programming continues for of at least some of the faster-programming non-volatile storage elements, with an associated programming speed-based slow down measure imposed thereon, and for at least some of the slower-programming non-volatile storage elements without imposing a programming speed-based slow down measure.