Patent ID: 7450421
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
1. A method for using non-volatile storage, comprising: applying a particular voltage to a particular non-volatile storage element of a group of connected non-volatile storage elements; applying a first voltage to a first set of one or more non-volatile storage elements of said group, said first set of one or more non-volatile storage elements are on a first side of said particular non-volatile storage element and have already been subjected to one or more programming processes since a last erase of said group, said first voltage is applied in coordination with said particular voltage; applying a second voltage to a second set of one or more non-volatile storage elements of said group, said second set of one or more non-volatile storage elements are on a second side of said particular non-volatile storage element and have not already been subjected to a programming processes since said last erase of said group, said second voltage is applied in coordination with said particular voltage; applying a voltage that is different than said second voltage to a neighbor non-volatile storage element of said group in coordination with applying said particular voltage, said neighbor non-volatile storage element is next to said particular non-volatile storage element on said second side of said particular non-volatile storage element, said neighbor of said particular non-volatile storage element has not been subjected to programming since erasing said group; and verifying programming of said particular non-volatile storage element based on said particular voltage.