Micron Technology, Inc.
Memory cell programming

Abstract:

Methods, as well as apparatus configured to perform similar methods, might include programming a plurality of memory cells to a particular data state of a plurality of data states, and, for each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells whose target data state is higher than the particular data state, determining a respective indication of a programming voltage level deemed sufficient to program that memory cell to a respective target threshold voltage corresponding to its respective target data state, and further programming that memory cell using a programming voltage level of a plurality of programming voltage levels corresponding to the respective indication of the programming voltage level deemed sufficient to program that memory cell to the respective target threshold voltage corresponding to its respective target data state.