Crossbar array with reduced disturbance

An apparatus comprising:

• a signal generator;
• a decoder connecting the signal generator;
• a plurality of rows connected to the decoder;
• a plurality of first columns;
• a plurality of second columns;
• a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of devices is connected among one of the plurality of rows, one of the plurality of first columns, and one of the plurality of second columns, wherein a target device of the plurality of devices is connected to a target row of the plurality of rows and a target column of the plurality of first columns;
• a shared end on the plurality of first columns or the plurality of the second columns connecting to the plurality of the devices in the same row, wherein the shared end holds a stable voltage potential;
• a pulse generator connecting to the plurality of first columns;
• and
• a signal output connected to the plurality of second columns, wherein, to program the target device, the decoder is configured to:
• select, in accordance with a programming signal generated by the signal generator, the target row and the target column, wherein the selected target column is grounded;
• and
• apply the programming signal to the selected target row after the programming signal is stable on the selected target row, wherein the pulse generator is configured to send a pulse signal to enable a first access transistor of the target device, wherein the first access controls that controls the target column before the program signal is passed through the target device.