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

Claim 9:
10. The non-volatile storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the block includes bit lines connected to the NAND strings and one or more source lines connected to the NAND strings;
the control circuit is configured to read data from the plurality of non-volatile memory cells connected to the selected word line and in a plurality of NAND strings of a selected sub-block by discharging channels of the plurality of NAND strings and subsequently sensing the plurality of non-volatile memory cells while disconnecting NAND strings of the unselected sub-blocks of the block from bit lines and one or more source lines; and
the discharging channels comprises the raising word line voltages for word lines connected to NAND strings of the selected block and lowering the voltage of the selected word line and voltages of the unselected word lines nearby the selected word line to respective intermediate voltages.