Patent ID: 11972819
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. The non-volatile storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the control circuit configured to concurrently lower the voltage applied to the selected word line and voltages applied to word lines on the first side of the selected word line by lowering the selected word line from a voltage used for program-verify to a lower voltage and lower to word lines on the first side of the selected word line from overdrive voltages to lower voltages; and
the control circuit configured to successively lower voltages applied to groups of one or more word lines on the second side of the selected word line by successively lowering the groups of one or more word lines on the second side of the selected word line from overdrive voltages to lower voltages.