Patent ID: 9711225
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,G11C

Claim:
1. A method of programming non-volatile storage, comprising: providing a first column address to a first bay of non-volatile storage elements for a first column address cycle, wherein the first column address is associated with a first column that includes non-volatile storage elements in the first bay and a second bay of non-volatile storage elements; providing a second column address to the second bay of non-volatile storage elements for the first column address cycle and a second column address cycle, wherein the second column address is associated with a second column that includes non-volatile storage elements in the first bay and the second bay; and in response to the first column address and the second column address, simultaneously programming in the first column address cycle a first portion of the first column of non-volatile storage elements in the first bay and a second portion of the second column of non-volatile storage elements in the second bay, wherein programming in the first column address cycle includes skipping programming for a second portion of the first column in the second bay; and programming in the second column address cycle a first portion of the second column in the first bay.