Patent ID: 11894062
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. The memory apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one programming pulse includes a plurality of programming pulses and the control means is further configured to successively:
apply one of the plurality of programming pulses of the maintenance program voltage to the at least one dummy word line to program to the ones of the memory cells connected to the at least one dummy word line having the threshold voltage being below the predetermined detection voltage threshold;
apply the predetermined detection voltage threshold to the at least one dummy word line and determine whether the ones of the memory cells connected to the at least one dummy word line have the threshold voltage above the predetermined detection voltage threshold; and
end application of the one of the plurality of programming pulses and application of the predetermined detection voltage threshold to the at least one dummy word line in response to all of the ones of the memory cells connected to the at least one dummy word line have the threshold voltage above the predetermined detection voltage threshold.