Patent ID: 11862249
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A non-volatile storage apparatus, comprising:
a group of connected non-volatile memory cells;
control lines connected to the group of connected non-volatile memory cells, the control lines comprise data word lines and select lines, the data word lines include an edge word line, the edge word line is the last data word line at an end of the data word lines, the control lines include a first control line next to the edge word line and a second control line next to the first control line, the first control line and the second control line are not data word lines; and
a control circuit connected to the control lines, the control circuit is configured to pre-charge a channel of the group of connected non-volatile memory cells by applying voltages to the control lines, the control circuit is configured to ramp down the voltages applied to the control lines for the pre-charging including ramping down the first control line prior to ramping down the second control line.