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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2015
Hgst Technologies Santa Ana, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Ashot Melik-Martirosian, San Jose, CA (US);
HGST Technologies Santa Ana, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Abstract
A method applies a first set of consecutive pulses to flash memory cells in one or more flash memory devices to program the flash memory cells using a first pulse increment, a voltage of each consecutive pulse of the first set being incremented by the first pulse increment. On receiving an indication that the flash memory cells are partially programmed after the first set of consecutive pulses is applied, the first pulse increment is adjusted to an adjusted pulse increment based on a number of program/erase cycles associated with the flash memory cells. A second set of consecutive pulses to the flash memory cells is then applied using the adjusted pulse increment, a voltage of each consecutive pulse of the second set being incremented by the adjusted pulse increment.