Patent ID: 11955182
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of performing a pre-program operation on one or more memory blocks, the method comprising:
determining that the pre-program operation is to be performed;
determining a number of planes for which the pre-program operation is to be performed;
selecting a value for a pre-program time increment parameter based at least in part on the number of planes for which the pre-program operation is to be performed; and
performing the pre-program operation on the one or more memory blocks for the selected number of planes, wherein performing the pre-program operation comprises applying a pre-program voltage pulse for a duration corresponding to a sum of a baseline pre-program pulse duration and the selected value for the pre-program time increment parameter.