Patent ID: 11881271
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 16, wherein:
the raising of the voltages of the word lines to one or more positive voltages comprises raising the voltages of all word lines of the block to respective pass gate voltages; and
the lowering of voltages of the selected word line and unselected word lines nearby the selected word line to one or more intermediate voltages comprises lowering the voltage of the selected word line to a first intermediate voltage while lowering the voltages of a first set of the unselected word lines nearby the selected word line to a second intermediate voltage and lowering the voltages of a second set of unselected word lines nearby the selected word line to a third intermediate voltage such that the first intermediate voltage is lower than the second intermediate voltage and the second intermediate voltage is lower than the third intermediate voltage.