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Patent US7911846 - Apparatus for reducing the impact of program disturb - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe unintentional programming of an unselected (or inhibited) non-volatile storage element during a program operation that intends to program another non-volatile storage element is referred to as “program disturb.” A system is proposed for programming and/or reading non-volatile storage that reduces...http://www.google.com/patents/US7911846?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7911846 - Apparatus for reducing the impact of program disturbAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7911846 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/725,446Publication dateMar 22, 2011Filing dateMar 16, 2010Priority dateApr 12, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7499326, US7796433, US8270217, US8331154, US8542530, US8593871, US20070242522, US20090175078, US20100188897, US20110134693, US20110134699, US20120307558, US20120314495Publication number12725446, 725446, US 7911846 B2, US 7911846B2, US-B2-7911846, US7911846 B2, US7911846B2InventorsGerrit Jan HeminkOriginal AssigneeSandisk CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (63), Non-Patent Citations (35), Classifications (7), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus for reducing the impact of program disturb
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