Patent ID: 8369156
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
1. A method of operating non-volatile storage, the method comprising: charging a first set of bit lines, the first set of bit lines are associated with a first word line and a second word line, the first set of bit lines are associated with a first plurality of non-volatile storage elements; grounding a second set of bit lines while the first set of bit lines are charged, individual bit lines in the second set alternate with individual bit lines in the first set, the second set of bit lines are associated with the first word line and the second word line, the second set of bit lines are associated with a second plurality of non-volatile storage elements; sensing non-volatile storage elements of the first plurality of non-volatile storage elements that are associated with the first set of bit lines and are associated with the first word line, the sensing occurs while the first set of bit lines remain charged; and sensing non-volatile storage elements of the first plurality of non-volatile storage elements that are associated with the first set of bit lines and are associated with the second word line, the sensing occurs while the first set of bit lines remain charged.