Patent ID: 9269444
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G06F,G11C

Claim Text:
1. A method of programming data into non-volatile storage comprising: programming non-volatile storage elements connected to a first set of one or more word lines using multiple stages of a multi-stage programming process; determining voltage magnitudes for initial program pulses for the multiple stages of the multi-stage programming process for a selected word line including, for each stage of the multiple stages of the multi-stage programming process, determining a respective voltage magnitude for a respective initial program pulse as a function of number of program pulses applied for the respective stage when the respective stage was used to program the non-volatile storage elements connected to the first set of one or more word lines; and programming non-volatile storage elements connected to a selected word line using the multi-stage programming process with the determined voltage magnitudes for initial program pulses, the first set of one or more word lines do not include the selected word line.