Patent ID: 11972803
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor included a controller of a memory system, cause the memory system to carry out steps to:
define a programming parameter to form a first pre-charge voltage for word lines within a predetermined word line zone and to form a second pre-charge voltage different from the first pre-charge voltage for word lines outside the predetermined word line zone;
select a word line;
in response to the word line being within the predetermined word line zone, apply the first pre-charge voltage;
in response to the word line being outside the predetermined word line zone, apply the second pre-charge voltage,
wherein the first pre-charge voltage comprises a first cell source voltage, and the second pre-charge voltage comprises a second cell source voltage that is less than the first cell source voltage; and
apply a programming voltage to the word line, whereing the programming voltage is less than the first cell source voltage.