diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/arch/sample_arch.xml b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/arch/sample_arch.xml
index 1ce55ad66..d9c845f45 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/arch/sample_arch.xml
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/arch/sample_arch.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <io_nmos model_name="nch_25" chan_length="270e-9" min_width="320e-9"/>
     <io_pmos model_name="pch_25" chan_length="270e-9" min_width="320e-9"/>
   </transistors>
-  <module_circuit_models>
+  <circuit_library>
     <circuit_model type="inv_buf" name="INVTX1" prefix="INVTX1" is_default="1">
       <design_technology type="cmos" topology="inverter" size="1" tapered="off"/>
       <port type="input" prefix="in" size="1"/>
@@ -256,5 +256,5 @@
        <port type="output" prefix="cout" size="1"/>
        <port type="output" prefix="sumout" size="1"/>
     </circuit_model>
-  </module_circuit_models>
+  </circuit_library>
 </circuit_settings>
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_openfpga_xml.h b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_openfpga_xml.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c1454954c..000000000
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_openfpga_xml.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef READ_OPENFPGA_XML_H
-#define READ_OPENFPGA_XML_H
-
-#include <string>
-#include "circuit_library.h"
-#include "circuit_settings.h"
-
-CircuitSettings read_xml_openfpga_arch(const char* arch_file_name);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_openfpga_xml.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_library.cpp
similarity index 73%
rename from libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_openfpga_xml.cpp
rename to libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_library.cpp
index bf8f0f65b..7e2c4f4db 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_openfpga_xml.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_library.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "arch_error.h"
 #include "read_xml_util.h"
 
-#include "read_openfpga_xml.h"
+#include "read_xml_circuit_library.h"
 
 /********************************************************************
  * Convert string to the enumerate of model type
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ void read_xml_circuit_model(pugi::xml_node& model_xml,
 /********************************************************************
  * Parse XML codes about circuit models to circuit library
  *******************************************************************/
-static 
-CircuitLibrary read_xml_module_circuit_models(pugi::xml_node& Node,
-                                              const pugiutil::loc_data& loc_data) {
+CircuitLibrary read_xml_circuit_library(pugi::xml_node& Node,
+                                        const pugiutil::loc_data& loc_data) {
   CircuitLibrary circuit_lib;
+
   /* Iterate over the children under this node,
    * each child should be named after circuit_model
    */
@@ -121,35 +121,3 @@ CircuitLibrary read_xml_module_circuit_models(pugi::xml_node& Node,
   return circuit_lib;
 }
 
-/********************************************************************
- * Top-level function to parse an XML file and load data to :
- * 1. circuit library
- *******************************************************************/
-CircuitSettings read_xml_openfpga_arch(const char* arch_file_name) {
-  CircuitSettings circuit_settings;
-
-  pugi::xml_node Next;
-
-  /* Parse the file */
-  pugi::xml_document doc;
-  pugiutil::loc_data loc_data;
-
-  try {
-    loc_data = pugiutil::load_xml(doc, arch_file_name);
-
-    /* Root node should be <circuit_settings> */
-    auto xml_circuit_settings = get_single_child(doc, "circuit_settings", loc_data); 
-
-    /* Parse circuit_models to circuit library 
-     * under the node <module_circuit_models> 
-     */
-    auto xml_module_circuit_models = get_single_child(xml_circuit_settings, "module_circuit_models", loc_data);
-    circuit_settings.circuit_lib = read_xml_module_circuit_models(xml_module_circuit_models, loc_data);
-
-  } catch (pugiutil::XmlError& e) {
-    archfpga_throw(arch_file_name, e.line(),
-                   "%s", e.what());
-  }
-
-  return circuit_settings;
-}
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_library.h b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_library.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfab2eae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_library.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef READ_XML_CIRCUIT_LIBRARY_H
+#define READ_XML_CIRCUIT_LIBRARY_H
+
+/********************************************************************
+ * Include header files that are required by function declaration
+ *******************************************************************/
+#include "pugixml_util.hpp"
+#include "pugixml.hpp"
+#include "circuit_library.h"
+
+/********************************************************************
+ * Function declaration
+ *******************************************************************/
+CircuitLibrary read_xml_circuit_library(pugi::xml_node& Node,
+                                        const pugiutil::loc_data& loc_data);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_settings.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_settings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3aab5ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_settings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ * This file includes the top-level function of this library
+ * which reads an XML modeling OpenFPGA architecture to the associated
+ * data structures
+ *******************************************************************/
+#include <string>
+
+/* Headers from pugi XML library */
+#include "pugixml.hpp"
+#include "pugixml_util.hpp"
+
+/* Headers from libarchfpga */
+#include "arch_error.h"
+#include "read_xml_util.h"
+
+#include "read_xml_circuit_library.h"
+#include "read_xml_circuit_settings.h"
+
+/********************************************************************
+ * Top-level function to parse an XML file and load data to :
+ * 1. circuit library
+ *******************************************************************/
+CircuitSettings read_xml_circuit_settings(const char* arch_file_name) {
+  CircuitSettings circuit_settings;
+
+  pugi::xml_node Next;
+
+  /* Parse the file */
+  pugi::xml_document doc;
+  pugiutil::loc_data loc_data;
+
+  try {
+    loc_data = pugiutil::load_xml(doc, arch_file_name);
+
+    /* Root node should be <circuit_settings> */
+    auto xml_circuit_settings = get_single_child(doc, "circuit_settings", loc_data); 
+
+    /* Parse circuit_models to circuit library 
+     * under the node <module_circuit_models> 
+     */
+    auto xml_circuit_models = get_single_child(xml_circuit_settings, "circuit_library", loc_data);
+    circuit_settings.circuit_lib = read_xml_circuit_library(xml_circuit_models, loc_data);
+
+  } catch (pugiutil::XmlError& e) {
+    archfpga_throw(arch_file_name, e.line(),
+                   "%s", e.what());
+  }
+
+  return circuit_settings;
+}
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_settings.h b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..423e4ede2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_circuit_settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef READ_XML_CIRCUIT_SETTINGS_H
+#define READ_XML_CIRCUIT_SETTINGS_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include "circuit_settings.h"
+
+CircuitSettings read_xml_circuit_settings(const char* arch_file_name);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/test/main.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/test/main.cpp
index 2bc37d5ba..2e54fafef 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/test/main.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/test/main.cpp
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  *******************************************************************/
 #include "vtr_log.h"
 
-#include "read_openfpga_xml.h"
+#include "read_xml_circuit_settings.h"
 
 int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
   /* Parse the circuit library from an XML file */
-  const CircuitSettings& circuit_settings = read_xml_openfpga_arch(argv[1]); 
+  const CircuitSettings& circuit_settings = read_xml_circuit_settings(argv[1]); 
   VTR_LOG("Parsed %lu circuit models from XML into circuit library.\n",
           circuit_settings.circuit_lib.num_models());