Patent ID: 11972803
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. A method for programming a memory system, the method comprising:
defining a programming parameter to form a first pre-charge voltage for word lines in a predetermined word line zone and to form a second pre-charge voltage different from the first pre-charge voltage for word lines outside of the predetermined word line zone;
selecting a word line;
in response to the word line being within the predetermined word line zone, applying the first pre-charge voltage; and
in response to the word line being outside the predetermined word line zone, applying the second pre-charge voltage, wherein the predetermined word line zone is a first predetermined word line zone, and further comprising the steps of:
defining the programming parameter to form a third pre-charge voltage different from the first pre-charge voltage and the second pre-charge voltage for word lines within a second predetermined word line zone; and
in response to word line being within the second predetermined word line zone, applying the third pre-charge voltage.