Patent ID: 11972819
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 14, wherein:
the applying doses of programming to a selected word line comprises applying voltage pulses to the selected word line;
the applying verify signals to the word lines comprises applying a verify compare voltage to the selected word line and overdrive voltages to unselected word lines; and
the lowering voltages comprises:
concurrently lowering the selected word line from the verify compare voltage to ground and lowering unselected word lines on a source side of the selected word line from the overdrive voltages to ground, and
after lowering the selected word line, successively lowering voltages applied to groups of one or more unselected word lines on a drain side of the selected word line from overdrive voltages to ground beginning with a first group of one or more unselected word lines immediately adjacent the selected word line and progressing to other groups of one or more unselected word lines disposed increasingly remote from the selected word line.