Patent ID: 8780651

Claim:
A non-volatile storage apparatus, comprising: a monolithic three-dimensional memory array including a first non-volatile storage element and a second non-volatile storage element; and one or more control circuits in communication with the first non-volatile storage element and the second non-volatile storage element, the one or more control circuits perform and complete a program operation for the first non-volatile storage element using a first source of charge by connecting a control line for the first non-volatile storage element to the first source of charge at a first time, the one or more control circuits perform and complete a program operation for the second non-volatile storage element using the first source of charge by connecting a control line for the second non-volatile storage element to the first source of charge at a second time that is subsequent to the first time, the program operation for the first non-volatile storage element of the monolithic three-dimensional memory array is performed concurrently with the program operation for the second non-volatile storage element of the monolithic three-dimensional memory array.