Patent ID: 7719902

Claim:
A method for performing a programming operation involving a set of non-volatile storage elements and a set of associated bit lines, including at least one selected bit line and at least one unselected bit line, comprising: during a first time period, allowing the at least one selected bit line and the at least one unselected bit line to float while electromagnetically coupling a voltage to the at least one selected bit line and the at least one unselected bit line from at least one conductive element, and while allowing communication between the at least one unselected bit line and an associated channel region of the set of non-volatile storage elements; and during a second time period which is after the first time period, driving the at least one selected bit line and the at least one unselected bit line while preventing communication between the at least one unselected bit line and the associated channel region, and applying a program voltage to at least one of the non-volatile storage elements which is associated with the at least one selected bit line.