Patent ID: 11972815
Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method of programming a plurality of memory cells in a memory device, comprising the steps of:
preparing a memory device that includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of word lines;
programming the memory cells of a selected word line of the plurality of word lines in a plurality of programming loops while counting the number of programming loops to complete programming;
comparing a total number of programming loops to complete programming of the memory cells to at least one of a predetermined upper limit and a predetermined lower limit to determine if a plane containing the selected word line is at an elevated risk of read failure; and
in response to a determination that the plane is at an elevated risk of read failure, conducting a post write read operation on at least one word line of the plurality of word lines.