Patent ID: 11875862
Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for operating a memory device that comprises a first set of word lines in a first zone and a second set of word lines in a second zone, the method further comprising:
when programming memory cells coupled to a first target word line of the first set of word lines, applying a first pass voltage to at least one word line of the first set of word lines, the at least one word line of the first set of word lines having been programmed; and
after the first set of word lines is programmed:
when programming memory cells coupled to a second target word line of the second set of word lines, applying a second pass voltage to at least one word line of the second set of word lines, the at least one word line of the second set of word lines having been programmed,

wherein the second pass voltage is higher than the first pass voltage.