Patent ID: 11972805
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A non-volatile storage apparatus, comprising:
a group of non-volatile memory cells;
a plurality of bit lines connected to the non-volatile memory cells; and
a control circuit connected to the non-volatile memory cells and the bit lines, the control circuit is configured to:
erase the group of non-volatile memory cells,
identify a first set of the bit lines that are connected to non-volatile memory cells of the group that are erased past a lower limit for erased non-volatile memory cells and identify a second set of the bit lines that are connected to non-volatile memory cells of the group that are not erased past the lower limit for erased non-volatile memory cells, and
apply programming to non-volatile memory cells connected to the first set of bit lines while inhibiting programming for non-volatile memory cells connected to the second set of bit lines.