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gds2palace-0.1.5/MANIFEST.in

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+include README.md

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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: gds2palace
+Version: 0.1.5
+Summary: Create AWS Palace model from RFIC GDSII layout file
+Author-email: Volker Muehlhaus <volker@muehlhaus.com>
+License: Apache
+Requires-Python: >=3.6
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Dist: gdspy>1.6.0
+Requires-Dist: gmsh
+Requires-Dist: PySide6
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# Create AWS Palace FEM Models from GDSII layout files
+
+gds2palace provides utility functions for an RFIC FEM simulation workflow based on the Palace FEM solver by AWS.
+
+The full repository with examples is available at 
+https://github.com/VolkerMuehlhaus/gds2palace_ihp_sg13g2
+
+
+# Documentation
+Extensive documentation on creating models using gds2palace is available in PDF format here:
+[gds2palace FEM workflow for IHP](./doc/gds2palace_workflow_October_2025.pdf) 
+
+# Installation
+To install the gds2palace module, activate the venv where you want to install.
+
+Documentation for the gds2palace workflow assumes that you have created a Python venv 
+named "palace" in ~/venv/palace and installed the modules there.
+
+If you follow this, you would first activate the venv: 
+```
+    source ~\venv\palace\bin\activate
+```
+and then install gds2palace module and dependencies via PyPI: 
+```
+    pip install gds2palace    
+```
+
+To upgrade to the latest version, do 
+```
+    pip install gds2palace --upgrade   
+```
+
+
+
+# Dependencies
+This module also installs these dependencies:
+    gdspy > 1.6.0
+    gmsh
+    PySide6
+
+PySide6 is not required by gds2palace module itself, but required by the GUI application that uses gds2palace.
+
+# Example script using gds2palace
+Below is an example script that create *.json and *msh input files for simulation with Palace.
+Input is a layout in GDSII file format and an XML file with stackup information
+
+```python
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+
+from gds2palace import *
+
+# ===================== input files and path settings =======================
+
+gds_filename = "line_simple_viaport.gds"   # geometries
+XML_filename = "SG13G2_nosub.xml"          # stackup
+
+# preprocess GDSII for safe handling of cutouts/holes?
+preprocess_gds = False
+
+# merge via polygons with distance less than .. microns, set to 0 to disable via merging.
+merge_polygon_size = 0
+
+# get path for this simulation file
+script_path = utilities.get_script_path(__file__)
+
+# use script filename as model basename
+model_basename = utilities.get_basename(__file__)
+
+# set and create directory for simulation output
+sim_path = utilities.create_sim_path (script_path,model_basename)
+print('Simulation data directory: ', sim_path)
+
+# change path to models script path
+modelDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+os.chdir(modelDir)
+
+# ======================== simulation settings ================================
+
+settings = {}
+
+settings['unit']   = 1e-6  # geometry is in microns
+settings['margin'] = 50    # distance in microns from GDSII geometry boundary to simulation boundary 
+
+settings['fstart']  = 0e9
+settings['fstop']   = 100e9
+settings['fstep']   = 2.5e9
+
+settings['refined_cellsize'] = 2  # mesh cell size in conductor region
+settings['cells_per_wavelength'] = 10   # how many mesh cells per wavelength, must be 10 or more
+
+settings['meshsize_max'] = 70  # microns, override cells_per_wavelength 
+settings['adaptive_mesh_iterations'] = 0
+
+# settings['nogui'] = True  # create files without showing 3D model
+# settings['nogui'] = ('nogui' in sys.argv)  # check if nogui specified on command line, then create files without showing 3D model
+
+# Ports from GDSII Data, polygon geometry from specified special layer
+# Excitations can be switched off by voltage=0, those S-parameter will be incomplete then
+
+simulation_ports = simulation_setup.all_simulation_ports()
+# instead of in-plane port specified with target_layername, we here use via port specified with from_layername and to_layername
+simulation_ports.add_port(simulation_setup.simulation_port(portnumber=1, voltage=1, port_Z0=50, source_layernum=201, from_layername='Metal1', to_layername='TopMetal2', direction='z'))
+simulation_ports.add_port(simulation_setup.simulation_port(portnumber=2, voltage=1, port_Z0=50, source_layernum=202, from_layername='Metal1', to_layername='TopMetal2', direction='z'))
+
+
+# ======================== simulation ================================
+
+# get technology stackup data
+materials_list, dielectrics_list, metals_list = stackup_reader.read_substrate (XML_filename)
+# get list of layers from technology
+layernumbers = metals_list.getlayernumbers()
+layernumbers.extend(simulation_ports.portlayers)
+
+# read geometries from GDSII, only purpose 0
+allpolygons = gds_reader.read_gds(gds_filename, layernumbers, purposelist=[0], metals_list=metals_list, preprocess=preprocess_gds, merge_polygon_size=merge_polygon_size)
+
+
+########### create model ###########
+
+settings['simulation_ports'] = simulation_ports
+settings['materials_list'] = materials_list
+settings['dielectrics_list'] = dielectrics_list
+settings['metals_list'] = metals_list
+settings['layernumbers'] = layernumbers
+settings['allpolygons'] = allpolygons
+settings['sim_path'] = sim_path
+settings['model_basename'] = model_basename
+
+
+# list of ports that are excited (set voltage to zero in port excitation to skip an excitation!)
+excite_ports = simulation_ports.all_active_excitations()
+config_name, data_dir = simulation_setup.create_palace (excite_ports, settings)
+
+```
+
+XML file for this example:
+
+```xml
+<Stackup schemaVersion="2.0">
+<Materials>
+<Material Name="Activ" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="357141.0" Color="00ff00"/>
+<Material Name="Metal1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="21640000.0" Color="39bfff"/>
+<Material Name="Metal2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="ccccd9"/>
+<Material Name="Metal3" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="d80000"/>
+<Material Name="Metal4" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="93e837"/>
+<Material Name="Metal5" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="dcd146"/>
+<Material Name="TopMetal1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="27800000.0" Color="ffe6bf"/>
+<Material Name="TopMetal2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="30300000.0" Color="ff8000"/>
+<Material Name="TopVia2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="3143000.0" Color="ff8000"/>
+<Material Name="TopVia1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2191000.0" Color="ffe6bf"/>
+<Material Name="Via4" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="deac5e"/>
+<Material Name="Via3" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="9ba940"/>
+<Material Name="Via2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="ff3736"/>
+<Material Name="Via1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="ccccff"/>
+<Material Name="Cont" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2390000.0" Color="00ffff"/>
+<Material Name="Passive" Type="Dielectric" Permittivity="6.6" DielectricLossTangent="0.0" Conductivity="0" Color="a0a0f0"/>
+<Material Name="SiO2" Type="Dielectric" Permittivity="4.1" DielectricLossTangent="0.0" Conductivity="0" Color="fffcad"/>
+<Material Name="Substrate" Type="Semiconductor" Permittivity="11.9" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2.0" Color="01e0ff"/>
+<Material Name="EPI" Type="Semiconductor" Permittivity="11.9" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="5.0" Color="294fff"/>
+<Material Name="AIR" Type="Dielectric" Permittivity="1.0" DielectricLossTangent="0.0" Conductivity="0" Color="d0d0d0"/>
+<Material Name="LOWLOSS" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1E10" Color="ff0000"/>
+<Material Name="Vmim" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2191000.0" Color="ffe6bf"/>
+<Material Name="MIM" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="500000.0" Color="e6ffbf"/>
+</Materials>
+<ELayers LengthUnit="um">
+<Dielectrics>
+<Dielectric Name="AIR" Material="AIR" Thickness="300.0000"/>
+<Dielectric Name="Passive" Material="Passive" Thickness="0.4000"/>
+<Dielectric Name="SiO2" Material="SiO2" Thickness="15.7303"/>
+<Dielectric Name="Spacing" Material="SiO2" Thickness="2.0"/>
+</Dielectrics>
+<Layers>
+<Substrate Offset="2.0"/>
+<Layer Name="Activ" Type="conductor" Zmin="0.0000" Zmax="0.4000" Material="Activ" Layer="1"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal1" Type="conductor" Zmin="1.0400" Zmax="1.4600" Material="Metal1" Layer="8"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal2" Type="conductor" Zmin="2.0000" Zmax="2.4900" Material="Metal2" Layer="10"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal3" Type="conductor" Zmin="3.0300" Zmax="3.5200" Material="Metal3" Layer="30"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal4" Type="conductor" Zmin="4.0600" Zmax="4.5500" Material="Metal4" Layer="50"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal5" Type="conductor" Zmin="5.0900" Zmax="5.5800" Material="Metal5" Layer="67"/>
+<Layer Name="TopMetal1" Type="conductor" Zmin="6.4303" Zmax="8.4303" Material="TopMetal1" Layer="126"/>
+<Layer Name="TopMetal2" Type="conductor" Zmin="11.2303" Zmax="14.2303" Material="TopMetal2" Layer="134"/>
+<Layer Name="TopVia2" Type="via" Zmin="8.4303" Zmax="11.2303" Material="TopVia2" Layer="133"/>
+<Layer Name="TopVia1" Type="via" Zmin="5.5800" Zmax="6.4303" Material="TopVia1" Layer="125"/>
+<Layer Name="Via4" Type="via" Zmin="4.5500" Zmax="5.0900" Material="Via4" Layer="66"/>
+<Layer Name="Via3" Type="via" Zmin="3.5200" Zmax="4.0600" Material="Via3" Layer="49"/>
+<Layer Name="Via2" Type="via" Zmin="2.4900" Zmax="3.0300" Material="Via2" Layer="29"/>
+<Layer Name="Via1" Type="via" Zmin="1.4600" Zmax="2.0000" Material="Via1" Layer="19"/>
+<Layer Name="Cont" Type="via" Zmin="0.4000" Zmax="1.0400" Material="Cont" Layer="6"/>
+<Layer Name="MIM" Type="conductor" Zmin="5.6043" Zmax="5.7540" Material="MIM" Layer="36"/>
+<Layer Name="Vmim" Type="via" Zmin="5.7540" Zmax="6.4303" Material="Vmim" Layer="129"/>
+</Layers>
+</ELayers>
+</Stackup>
+```

gds2palace-0.1.5/README.md

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+# Create AWS Palace FEM Models from GDSII layout files
+
+gds2palace provides utility functions for an RFIC FEM simulation workflow based on the Palace FEM solver by AWS.
+
+The full repository with examples is available at 
+https://github.com/VolkerMuehlhaus/gds2palace_ihp_sg13g2
+
+
+# Documentation
+Extensive documentation on creating models using gds2palace is available in PDF format here:
+[gds2palace FEM workflow for IHP](./doc/gds2palace_workflow_October_2025.pdf) 
+
+# Installation
+To install the gds2palace module, activate the venv where you want to install.
+
+Documentation for the gds2palace workflow assumes that you have created a Python venv 
+named "palace" in ~/venv/palace and installed the modules there.
+
+If you follow this, you would first activate the venv: 
+```
+    source ~\venv\palace\bin\activate
+```
+and then install gds2palace module and dependencies via PyPI: 
+```
+    pip install gds2palace    
+```
+
+To upgrade to the latest version, do 
+```
+    pip install gds2palace --upgrade   
+```
+
+
+
+# Dependencies
+This module also installs these dependencies:
+    gdspy > 1.6.0
+    gmsh
+    PySide6
+
+PySide6 is not required by gds2palace module itself, but required by the GUI application that uses gds2palace.
+
+# Example script using gds2palace
+Below is an example script that create *.json and *msh input files for simulation with Palace.
+Input is a layout in GDSII file format and an XML file with stackup information
+
+```python
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+
+from gds2palace import *
+
+# ===================== input files and path settings =======================
+
+gds_filename = "line_simple_viaport.gds"   # geometries
+XML_filename = "SG13G2_nosub.xml"          # stackup
+
+# preprocess GDSII for safe handling of cutouts/holes?
+preprocess_gds = False
+
+# merge via polygons with distance less than .. microns, set to 0 to disable via merging.
+merge_polygon_size = 0
+
+# get path for this simulation file
+script_path = utilities.get_script_path(__file__)
+
+# use script filename as model basename
+model_basename = utilities.get_basename(__file__)
+
+# set and create directory for simulation output
+sim_path = utilities.create_sim_path (script_path,model_basename)
+print('Simulation data directory: ', sim_path)
+
+# change path to models script path
+modelDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+os.chdir(modelDir)
+
+# ======================== simulation settings ================================
+
+settings = {}
+
+settings['unit']   = 1e-6  # geometry is in microns
+settings['margin'] = 50    # distance in microns from GDSII geometry boundary to simulation boundary 
+
+settings['fstart']  = 0e9
+settings['fstop']   = 100e9
+settings['fstep']   = 2.5e9
+
+settings['refined_cellsize'] = 2  # mesh cell size in conductor region
+settings['cells_per_wavelength'] = 10   # how many mesh cells per wavelength, must be 10 or more
+
+settings['meshsize_max'] = 70  # microns, override cells_per_wavelength 
+settings['adaptive_mesh_iterations'] = 0
+
+# settings['nogui'] = True  # create files without showing 3D model
+# settings['nogui'] = ('nogui' in sys.argv)  # check if nogui specified on command line, then create files without showing 3D model
+
+# Ports from GDSII Data, polygon geometry from specified special layer
+# Excitations can be switched off by voltage=0, those S-parameter will be incomplete then
+
+simulation_ports = simulation_setup.all_simulation_ports()
+# instead of in-plane port specified with target_layername, we here use via port specified with from_layername and to_layername
+simulation_ports.add_port(simulation_setup.simulation_port(portnumber=1, voltage=1, port_Z0=50, source_layernum=201, from_layername='Metal1', to_layername='TopMetal2', direction='z'))
+simulation_ports.add_port(simulation_setup.simulation_port(portnumber=2, voltage=1, port_Z0=50, source_layernum=202, from_layername='Metal1', to_layername='TopMetal2', direction='z'))
+
+
+# ======================== simulation ================================
+
+# get technology stackup data
+materials_list, dielectrics_list, metals_list = stackup_reader.read_substrate (XML_filename)
+# get list of layers from technology
+layernumbers = metals_list.getlayernumbers()
+layernumbers.extend(simulation_ports.portlayers)
+
+# read geometries from GDSII, only purpose 0
+allpolygons = gds_reader.read_gds(gds_filename, layernumbers, purposelist=[0], metals_list=metals_list, preprocess=preprocess_gds, merge_polygon_size=merge_polygon_size)
+
+
+########### create model ###########
+
+settings['simulation_ports'] = simulation_ports
+settings['materials_list'] = materials_list
+settings['dielectrics_list'] = dielectrics_list
+settings['metals_list'] = metals_list
+settings['layernumbers'] = layernumbers
+settings['allpolygons'] = allpolygons
+settings['sim_path'] = sim_path
+settings['model_basename'] = model_basename
+
+
+# list of ports that are excited (set voltage to zero in port excitation to skip an excitation!)
+excite_ports = simulation_ports.all_active_excitations()
+config_name, data_dir = simulation_setup.create_palace (excite_ports, settings)
+
+```
+
+XML file for this example:
+
+```xml
+<Stackup schemaVersion="2.0">
+<Materials>
+<Material Name="Activ" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="357141.0" Color="00ff00"/>
+<Material Name="Metal1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="21640000.0" Color="39bfff"/>
+<Material Name="Metal2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="ccccd9"/>
+<Material Name="Metal3" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="d80000"/>
+<Material Name="Metal4" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="93e837"/>
+<Material Name="Metal5" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="23190000.0" Color="dcd146"/>
+<Material Name="TopMetal1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="27800000.0" Color="ffe6bf"/>
+<Material Name="TopMetal2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="30300000.0" Color="ff8000"/>
+<Material Name="TopVia2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="3143000.0" Color="ff8000"/>
+<Material Name="TopVia1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2191000.0" Color="ffe6bf"/>
+<Material Name="Via4" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="deac5e"/>
+<Material Name="Via3" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="9ba940"/>
+<Material Name="Via2" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="ff3736"/>
+<Material Name="Via1" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1660000.0" Color="ccccff"/>
+<Material Name="Cont" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2390000.0" Color="00ffff"/>
+<Material Name="Passive" Type="Dielectric" Permittivity="6.6" DielectricLossTangent="0.0" Conductivity="0" Color="a0a0f0"/>
+<Material Name="SiO2" Type="Dielectric" Permittivity="4.1" DielectricLossTangent="0.0" Conductivity="0" Color="fffcad"/>
+<Material Name="Substrate" Type="Semiconductor" Permittivity="11.9" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2.0" Color="01e0ff"/>
+<Material Name="EPI" Type="Semiconductor" Permittivity="11.9" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="5.0" Color="294fff"/>
+<Material Name="AIR" Type="Dielectric" Permittivity="1.0" DielectricLossTangent="0.0" Conductivity="0" Color="d0d0d0"/>
+<Material Name="LOWLOSS" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="1E10" Color="ff0000"/>
+<Material Name="Vmim" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="2191000.0" Color="ffe6bf"/>
+<Material Name="MIM" Type="Conductor" Permittivity="1" DielectricLossTangent="0" Conductivity="500000.0" Color="e6ffbf"/>
+</Materials>
+<ELayers LengthUnit="um">
+<Dielectrics>
+<Dielectric Name="AIR" Material="AIR" Thickness="300.0000"/>
+<Dielectric Name="Passive" Material="Passive" Thickness="0.4000"/>
+<Dielectric Name="SiO2" Material="SiO2" Thickness="15.7303"/>
+<Dielectric Name="Spacing" Material="SiO2" Thickness="2.0"/>
+</Dielectrics>
+<Layers>
+<Substrate Offset="2.0"/>
+<Layer Name="Activ" Type="conductor" Zmin="0.0000" Zmax="0.4000" Material="Activ" Layer="1"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal1" Type="conductor" Zmin="1.0400" Zmax="1.4600" Material="Metal1" Layer="8"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal2" Type="conductor" Zmin="2.0000" Zmax="2.4900" Material="Metal2" Layer="10"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal3" Type="conductor" Zmin="3.0300" Zmax="3.5200" Material="Metal3" Layer="30"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal4" Type="conductor" Zmin="4.0600" Zmax="4.5500" Material="Metal4" Layer="50"/>
+<Layer Name="Metal5" Type="conductor" Zmin="5.0900" Zmax="5.5800" Material="Metal5" Layer="67"/>
+<Layer Name="TopMetal1" Type="conductor" Zmin="6.4303" Zmax="8.4303" Material="TopMetal1" Layer="126"/>
+<Layer Name="TopMetal2" Type="conductor" Zmin="11.2303" Zmax="14.2303" Material="TopMetal2" Layer="134"/>
+<Layer Name="TopVia2" Type="via" Zmin="8.4303" Zmax="11.2303" Material="TopVia2" Layer="133"/>
+<Layer Name="TopVia1" Type="via" Zmin="5.5800" Zmax="6.4303" Material="TopVia1" Layer="125"/>
+<Layer Name="Via4" Type="via" Zmin="4.5500" Zmax="5.0900" Material="Via4" Layer="66"/>
+<Layer Name="Via3" Type="via" Zmin="3.5200" Zmax="4.0600" Material="Via3" Layer="49"/>
+<Layer Name="Via2" Type="via" Zmin="2.4900" Zmax="3.0300" Material="Via2" Layer="29"/>
+<Layer Name="Via1" Type="via" Zmin="1.4600" Zmax="2.0000" Material="Via1" Layer="19"/>
+<Layer Name="Cont" Type="via" Zmin="0.4000" Zmax="1.0400" Material="Cont" Layer="6"/>
+<Layer Name="MIM" Type="conductor" Zmin="5.6043" Zmax="5.7540" Material="MIM" Layer="36"/>
+<Layer Name="Vmim" Type="via" Zmin="5.7540" Zmax="6.4303" Material="Vmim" Layer="129"/>
+</Layers>
+</ELayers>
+</Stackup>
+```

gds2palace-0.1.5/gds2palace/__init__.py

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+# Utilities for gds2palace 
+########################################################################
+#
+# Copyright 2025 Volker Muehlhaus and IHP PDK Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+########################################################################
+
+from . import util_stackup_reader as stackup_reader
+from . import util_gds_reader as gds_reader
+from . import util_utilities as utilities
+from . import util_simulation_setup as simulation_setup
+
+__version__ = "0.1.3"   # version of gds2palace
+