v8.1.0

What's Changed

New

• Get polygons by name better layer serialization #2873
• add klive dependency #2851
• add klayout_tech to pdk #2854

Bug Fixes

• Fix add pins triangle #2868
• Improve netlist format and extractor #2846
• Avoid duplicated ports #2849

Maintenance

• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate #2848

Documentation

• Improve geometry docs #2845

Other changes

• changing links to nets #2867
• Fix for boolean example in Geometry notebook #2860

Dependency Updates

• update kfactory #2852

Full Changelog: v8.0.0...v8.1.0

v8.0.0

What's Changed

New

• Proposal: simpler LayerStack and DerivedLayers #2805
• Add die with pads #2828
• add ports from boxes #2809
• Add vcell #2807
• add route_info #2806
• Deprecate instance setter #2794
• Refactor xmin to dxmin #2791
• add getattribute to gf.Component #2785
• New sort ports #2788
• add clear cache #2772

Bug Fixes

• fix ring_double #2835
• Fix netlists2 #2829
• Fix get netlists #2822
• uncomment skip tests #2820
• minor fixes #2817
• Remove warnings2 #2816
• Fix grating coupler rectangular #2815
• Fix mmis #2814
• serialize layer by name #2813
• taper=None by default #2812
• fix less than 1nm issue #2811
• Fix ring double pn #2810
• Fix tests2 #2802
• Fix tests #2801
• make "-" boolean_not #2800
• More fixes #2798
• decrease separation to make port_ordering test not freak out #2789
• Fix more tests and add pydocstyle tests to ruff #2786
• gdsfactory8 upcoming new major release #2779
• Fix more notebooks #2773
• fix tech installation on windows #2777
• Fix more docs #2771
• Fix more docs #2769
• fixing docs #2768

Maintenance

• remove gf.asserts and picmodel #2840
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate #2790

Documentation

• improve docs #2839
• make cli to be consistent using dashes #2838
• improve docs #2836
• Fix netlists2 #2829
• improve docs #2825
• Fix get netlists #2822
• Fix grating coupler rectangular #2815
• Fix mmis #2814
• Fix tests2 #2802
• Remove warnings #2796
• keep shorter name for PDK #2792
• update readme #2784
• gdsfactory8 upcoming new major release #2779
• Fix more notebooks #2773
• update to kfactory backend #2766

Other changes

• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate #2818
• Fix bool docs #2808
• Fix boolean_or operations #2804
• Update docs with installation of jupyter lab #2770

Dependency Updates

• update kfactory pin #2827
• remove unused packages #2824

Full Changelog: v7.27.0...v8.0.0

v7.27.0

What's Changed

New

• Improve get route astar #2752
• add mimcap #2751

Bug Fixes

• fix disk with wrap_angle=0 #2745
• fix spiral_inner_io add_grating_couplers #2742

Maintenance

• Clean schematic #2748
• test other pdks #2746
• update ruff #2743
• adds cross-section kwarg #2741
• auto_rename_ports for C #2739
• get_route_sbend allow mismatch #2737
• Improve port types #2732

Dependency Updates

• Update kfactory[git,ipy] requirement from <0.13,>=0.9.1 to >=0.9.1,<0.14 #2735

Full Changelog: v7.26.1...v7.27.0

v7.26.1

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• derived component has ports #2731

Full Changelog: v7.26.0...v7.26.1

v7.26.0

What's Changed

New

• Improve layer stack #2726
• Add to svg #2723

Bug Fixes

• CrossSection Factory #2730
• gf.path.extrude() Inset Fix #2729
• Improve layer stack #2726
• routing/get_bundle_sbend: Get input port dynamically #2725

Maintenance

• removed deprecated pdk elements #2727
• more_robust_updk_import #2722

Other changes

• improve_updk cell decorator #2717

Full Changelog: v7.25.2...v7.26.0

v7.25.2

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• improve_via_stack45 #2716
• improve straight_heater_metal #2715
• improve get_cross_sections #2714

Maintenance

• improve updk port layer #2713

Full Changelog: v7.25.1...v7.25.2

v7.25.1

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• Expose gc fiber port #2709
• bugfix in manhattan routing if the first reference is a bend turn #2704

Maintenance

• Add sidewall angle to Etch process step #2703

Documentation

• better docstrings #2707

Full Changelog: v7.25.0...v7.25.1

v7.25.0

What's Changed

New

• Forbid width missmatch #2701
• add via_stack to spiral_heater #2698

Bug Fixes

• fix stl export #2702

Maintenance

• Rename fiber ports #2700
• add via_stack to spiral_heater #2698

Documentation

• add via_stack to spiral_heater #2698

Full Changelog: v7.24.0...v7.25.0

v7.24.0

What's Changed

New

• Forbid width missmatch #2701
• add via_stack to spiral_heater #2698
• add component_with_function #2683
• add via_yoffset to via_chain #2678

Bug Fixes

• fix stl export #2702
• import_gds unique names appends uuid #2696
• Fix cell annotation #2692
• fix docs #2681
• fix cross_section for ring_single_bend_coupler #2668

Maintenance

• Rename fiber ports #2700
• add via_stack to spiral_heater #2698
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate #2695
• Pdk improvements #2694
• Improve component with function #2687
• Update type annotations in Component #2686
• remove fill_rectangle from docs #2685
• better import gds and ports #2680
• improve updk #2679
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate #2677

Documentation

• add via_stack to spiral_heater #2698
• add via_yoffset to via_chain #2678

Other changes

• c.info requires native types #2691
• Fix type annotation for mirror_x #2670

Dependency Updates

• Bump sphinx from 7.2.6 to 7.3.7 #2693
• Update kweb requirement from <1.3,>=1.1.9 to >=1.1.9,<2.1 #2675
• Update trimesh requirement from <4.3,>=4 to >=4,<4.4 #2674
• Update pydantic requirement from <2.7,>=2 to >=2,<2.8 #2676

Full Changelog: v7.23.0...v7.24.0

v7.23.0

What's Changed

New

• add flag to remap layers #2662

Bug Fixes

• fix text justify #2666
• Fix cell decorator #2665
• Bugfix: make Component.remap_layers actually return a copy #2658

Maintenance

• allow custom import gds #2661
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate #2660
• release-drafter workflow #2659
• [minor bugs] Port.info: shallow copy -> deep copy #2657

Other changes

• Obey stacklevel in warnings.warn for loguru output #2656

Full Changelog: v7.22.3...v7.23.0