Abnormal program sequence detection

A method for detecting an abnormal program sequence on a memory device, the method comprising:

• initiating, by a memory controller, a timing process by either starting a timer or recording an initial timer value from the timer;
• checking, by the memory controller, in response to initiating the timing process, a status register of the memory device to determine whether the memory device is in a busy state corresponding to implementing a program operation;
• stopping, by the memory controller, the timer or recording a current timer value in response to determining that the memory device is not in the busy state;
• determining, by the memory controller, in response to the stopping, an elapsed time of the timer, or based on the initial and current timer values to provide a checked operation time;
• and
• evaluating, by the memory controller, the checked operation time and a defined operation time for the program operation to determine whether a program sequence for implementing the program operation was abnormal.