Activate commands for memory preparation

A method at a memory device, comprising:

• receiving an activate command for a row of a memory bank in the memory device, the activate command comprising an indicator that indicates a type of an access operation associated with the activate command;
• performing, based at least in part on the type of the access operation, an operation to prepare the memory device for the access operation;
• and
• receiving an access command for the access operation after performing the operation to prepare the memory device for the access operation.

A method at a controller, comprising:

• determining a row of a memory bank in a memory of a memory device for a type of an access operation;
• transmitting an activate command for the row of the memory bank to the memory device based at least in part on the determination, the activate command comprising an indicator that indicates the type of the access operation;
• and
• transmitting an access command of the type for the row of the memory bank based at least in part on transmitting the activate command for the row of the memory bank.