Timing Library Format (abbreviated TLF) is a file format used by
electronic design automation tools. A TLF file is a
text file
A text file (sometimes spelled textfile; an old alternative name is flatfile) is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text. A text file exists stored as data within a computer file system. In operat ...
in nature
and contains timing and logical information about a collection of cells (
circuit elements).
The TLF file contains information on the timing and power parameters of the cell library. It is used to determine delays of
I/O port
Memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) and port-mapped I/O (PMIO) are two complementary methods of performing input/output (I/O) between the central processing unit (CPU) and peripheral devices in a computer. An alternative approach is using dedicated I/O pro ...
s and interconnects of the final design.
References
Computer file formats
EDA file formats
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