Patent ID: 11972817
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. The memory apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein the control means is further configured to:
identify the memory cells targeted for the selected one of the plurality of data states as having the threshold voltage above the verify low reference voltage for the earlier one of the plurality of data states in a state look ahead quick pass write process;
count a selected state look ahead quick pass write quantity of the memory cells targeted for the selected one of the plurality of data states identified as having the threshold voltage above the verify low reference voltage for the earlier one of the plurality of data states in the state look ahead quick pass write process;
determine whether the selected state look ahead quick pass write quantity is greater than a predetermined minimum selected state look ahead quick pass write off quantity in the state look ahead quick pass write process; and
terminate the state look ahead quick pass write process in response to determining the selected state look ahead quick pass write quantity is greater than the predetermined minimum selected state look ahead quick pass write off quantity.