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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Sandisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sandisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/105 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device includes a non-volatile memory that includes a three-dimensional (3D) memory and circuitry associated with operation of memory cells of the 3D memory. A method includes programming a first page at a word line of the non-volatile memory. While programming a second page at the word line, first storage elements of the word line are selectively programmed in response to a power drop at the data storage device to increase a state separation that separates data values of the first page.