diff --git a/compiler/base/verilog.py b/compiler/base/verilog.py
index 25de40d4..6711b551 100644
--- a/compiler/base/verilog.py
+++ b/compiler/base/verilog.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 import math
 from tech import spice
-import verilog_template
+from verilog_template import verilog_template
 
 
 class verilog:
diff --git a/compiler/modules/sram.py b/compiler/modules/sram.py
index ac4bd304..75be6a0e 100644
--- a/compiler/modules/sram.py
+++ b/compiler/modules/sram.py
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ class sram():
 
         self.s = sram(name, sram_config)
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+        if self.num_banks != 1:
+            from sram_multibank import sram_multibank
+            mb = sram_multibank(s)
+            mb.verilog_write()
+
+>>>>>>> 3dd65b1a (modified template engine & sram multibank class)
         self.s.create_netlist()
         if not OPTS.netlist_only:
             self.s.create_layout()
diff --git a/compiler/modules/sram_multibank.py b/compiler/modules/sram_multibank.py
index 7639f87e..c48dc0ff 100644
--- a/compiler/modules/sram_multibank.py
+++ b/compiler/modules/sram_multibank.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from template import template
 from globals import OPTS
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 import os
 from math import ceil, log
+=======
+>>>>>>> 3dd65b1a (modified template engine & sram multibank class)
 
 
 class sram_multibank:
 
     def __init__(self, sram):
+<<<<<<< HEAD
         rw_ports = [i for i in sram.all_ports if i in sram.read_ports and i in sram.write_ports]
         r_ports = [i for i in sram.all_ports if i in sram.read_ports and i not in sram.write_ports]
         w_ports = [i for i in sram.all_ports if i not in sram.read_ports and i in sram.write_ports]
@@ -30,3 +34,25 @@ class sram_multibank:
         template_filename = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.environ["OPENRAM_HOME"]), "sram/sram_multibank_template.v")
         t = template(template_filename, self.dict)
         t.write(name)
+=======
+        dict = {
+                'module_name': OPTS.output_name, 
+                'bank_module_name': OPTS.output_name + '_1bank', 
+                'vdd': 'vdd', 
+                'gnd': 'gnd', 
+                'ports': sram.all_ports, 
+                'rw_ports': sram.readwrite_ports, 
+                'r_ports': sram.read_ports, 
+                'w_ports': sram.write_ports,
+                'banks': sram.banks,
+                'data_width': sram.word_size, 
+                'addr_width': sram.addr_size,
+                'bank_sel': list(range(sram.num_banks)),
+                'num_wmask': sram.num_wmasks
+                }
+
+    def verilog_write():
+        t = template('../sram/sram_multibank_template.v', dict)
+        t.write(OPTS.output_name + '.v')
+
+>>>>>>> 3dd65b1a (modified template engine & sram multibank class)
diff --git a/compiler/sram/multibank_template.v b/compiler/sram/multibank_template.v
deleted file mode 100644
index d5724cb6..00000000
--- a/compiler/sram/multibank_template.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-
-module multibank # (
-  DATA_WIDTH = 32,
-  ADDR_WIDTH= 8,
-  NUM_BANKS=2
-)(
-#<RW_PORTS
-    clk,
-    addr,
-    din,
-    csb,
-    web,
-    dout
-#>RW_PORTS
-#<R_PORTS
-    clk,
-    addr,
-    csb,
-    web,
-    dout
-#>R_PORTS
-  );
-
-  parameter RAM_DEPTH = 1 << ADDR_WIDTH;
-  parameter BANK_SEL = (NUM_BANKS <= 2)? 1 :
-                       (NUM_BANKS <= 4)? 2 :
-                       (NUM_BANKS <= 8)? 3 :
-                       (NUM_BANKS <= 16)? 4 : 5;
-
-  input clk;
-  input [ADDR_WIDTH -1 : 0] addr;
-  input [DATA_WIDTH - 1: 0] din;
-  input csb;
-  input web;
-  output reg [DATA_WIDTH - 1 : 0] dout;
-
-#!PORT_NUM!0#
-#<BANK_DEFS
-  reg csb#$PORT_NUM$#;
-  reg web#$PORT_NUM$#;
-  reg [DATA_WIDTH - 1 : 0] dout#$PORT_NUM$#;
-#!PORT_NUM!PORT_NUM+1#
-#>BANK_DEFS
-
-#!PORT_NUM!0#
-#<BANK_INIT
-  bank #(DATA_WIDTH, ADDR_WIDTH) bank#$PORT_NUM$# (
-#<BANK_RW_PORTS
-    .clk(clk),
-    .addr(addr[ADDR_WIDTH - BANK_SEL - 1 : 0]),
-    .din(din),
-    .csb(csb#$PORT_NUM$#),
-    .web(web#$PORT_NUM$#),
-    .dout(dout#$PORT_NUM$#)
-#!PORT_NUM!PORT_NUM+1#
-#>BANK_RW_PORTS
-  );
-#>BANK_INIT
-
-always @(posedge clk) begin
-    case (addr[ADDR_WIDTH - 1 : ADDR_WIDTH - BANK_SEL])
-#!PORT_NUM!0#
-#<BANK_CASE
-        #$PORT_NUM$#: begin
-            dout <= dout#$PORT_NUM$#;
-            web#$PORT_NUM$# <= web;
-        end
-#!PORT_NUM!PORT_NUM+1#
-#>BANK_CASE
-    endcase
-end
-
-endmodule
diff --git a/compiler/verilogTemplate/template.py b/compiler/verilogTemplate/template.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d48321b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/verilogTemplate/template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import re
+
+class baseSection:
+    children = []
+
+    def expand(self, dict, fd):
+        for c in self.children:
+            c.expand(dict, fd)
+
+class loopSection(baseSection):
+
+    def __init__(self, var, key):
+        self.children = []
+        self.var = var
+        self.key = key
+
+    def expand(self, dict, fd):
+        for ind in dict[self.key]:
+            dict[self.var] = ind
+            for c in self.children:
+                c.expand(dict, fd)
+        if self.var in dict:
+            del dict[self.var]
+
+class textSection(baseSection):
+    
+    def __init__(self, text):
+        self.text = text
+
+    def expand(self, dict):
+        var_re = re.compile('\{\{ (\S*) \}\}')
+        vars = var_re.finditer(self.text)
+        newText = self.text
+        for var in vars:
+            newText = newText.replace('{{ ' + var.group(1) + ' }}', str(dict[var.group(1)]))
+        print(newText, end='', file=fd)
+
+class template:
+
+    def __init__(self, template, dict):
+        self.template = template
+        self.dict = dict
+
+    def readTemplate(self):
+        lines = []
+        with open(self.template, 'r') as f:
+            lines = f.readlines()
+
+        self.baseSectionSection = baseSection()
+        sections = []
+        context = [self.baseSectionSection]
+        for_re = re.compile('\{% for (\S*) in (\S*) %\}')
+        end_re = re.compile('\{% endfor %\}')
+        for line in lines:
+            m = for_re.match(line)
+            if m:
+                section = loopSection(m.group(1), m.group(2))
+                sections.append(section)
+                context[-1].children.append(section)
+                context.append(section)
+                continue
+            if end_re.match(line):
+                context.pop()
+            else:
+                context[-1].children.append(textSection(line))
+
+    def write(self, filename):
+        fd = open(filename, 'w')
+        self.readTemplate()
+        self.baseSectionSection.expand(self.dict, fd)
+        fd.close()
+
diff --git a/compiler/verilogTemplate/test.py b/compiler/verilogTemplate/test.py
index 73033914..228b5042 100644
--- a/compiler/verilogTemplate/test.py
+++ b/compiler/verilogTemplate/test.py
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-from verilog_template import verilog_template
+from template import template
 
-t = verilog_template('../sram/multibank_template.v')
-t.readTemplate()
-t.setSectionRepeat('RW_PORTS', 1)
-t.setSectionRepeat('R_PORTS', 0)
-t.setSectionRepeat('BANK_DEFS', 2)
-t.setSectionRepeat('BANK_INIT', 2)
-t.setSectionRepeat('BANK_CASE', 2)
-t.setTextDict('PORT_NUM', 0)
+dict = {
+        'module_name': 'sram_1kbyte_32b_2bank', 
+        'bank_module_name': 'sram_1kbyte_32b_2bank_1bank', 
+        'vdd': 'vdd', 
+        'gnd': 'gnd', 
+        'ports': [0, 1], 
+        'rw_ports': [0], 
+        'r_ports': [1], 
+        'w_ports': [],
+        'banks': [0, 1],
+        'data_width': 32, 
+        'addr_width': 8,
+        'bank_sel': 1,
+        'num_wmask': 4
+        }
+t = template('../sram/sram_multibank_template.v', dict)
+t.write(dict['module_name'] + '.v')
 
-
-t.generate('test.v')
diff --git a/compiler/verilogTemplate/test.v b/compiler/verilogTemplate/test.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 390f9f47..00000000
--- a/compiler/verilogTemplate/test.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-
-module multibank # (
-  DATA_WIDTH = 32,
-  ADDR_WIDTH= 8,
-  NUM_BANKS=2
-)(
-    clk,
-    addr,
-    din,
-    csb,
-    web,
-    dout
-  );
-
-  parameter RAM_DEPTH = 1 << ADDR_WIDTH;
-  parameter BANK_SEL = (NUM_BANKS <= 2)? 1 :
-                       (NUM_BANKS <= 4)? 2 :
-                       (NUM_BANKS <= 8)? 3 :
-                       (NUM_BANKS <= 16)? 4 : 5;
-
-  input clk;
-  input [ADDR_WIDTH -1 : 0] addr;
-  input [DATA_WIDTH - 1: 0] din;
-  input csb;
-  input web;
-  output reg [DATA_WIDTH - 1 : 0] dout;
-
-  reg csb0;
-  reg web0;
-  reg [DATA_WIDTH - 1 : 0] dout0;
-  reg csb1;
-  reg web1;
-  reg [DATA_WIDTH - 1 : 0] dout1;
-
-  bank #(DATA_WIDTH, ADDR_WIDTH) bank0 (
-    .clk(clk),
-    .addr(addr[ADDR_WIDTH - BANK_SEL - 1 : 0]),
-    .din(din),
-    .csb(csb0),
-    .web(web0),
-    .dout(dout0)
-  );
-  bank #(DATA_WIDTH, ADDR_WIDTH) bank1 (
-    .clk(clk),
-    .addr(addr[ADDR_WIDTH - BANK_SEL - 1 : 0]),
-    .din(din),
-    .csb(csb1),
-    .web(web1),
-    .dout(dout1)
-  );
-
-always @(posedge clk) begin
-    case (addr[ADDR_WIDTH - 1 : ADDR_WIDTH - BANK_SEL])
-        0: begin
-            dout <= dout0;
-            web0 <= web;
-        end
-        1: begin
-            dout <= dout1;
-            web1 <= web;
-        end
-    endcase
-end
-
-endmodule
diff --git a/compiler/verilogTemplate/verilog_template.py b/compiler/verilogTemplate/verilog_template.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f1945f54..00000000
--- a/compiler/verilogTemplate/verilog_template.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-
-class text_section:
-
-    def __init__(self, name, parent):
-        self.name = name
-        self.parent = parent
-        self.lines = []
-        self.sections = []
-        self.sectionPos = []
-        self.lineNum = 0
-        self.repeat = 1
-        self.index = -1
-
-    def addLine(self, line):
-        self.lines.append(line)
-        self.lineNum+= 1
-
-    def addSection(self, section):
-        self.sections.append(section)
-        self.sectionPos.append(self.lineNum)
-        section.index = len(self.sections) - 1
-
-    def clone(self, cloneName):
-        other = text_section(cloneName, self.parent)
-        other.sections = self.sections.copy()
-        other.sectionPos = self.sectionPos.copy()
-        other.repeat = self.repeat
-        self.parent.sections.insert(self.index + 1, other)
-
-    def expand(self):
-        expanded = []
-        pos = 0
-        if self.repeat == 0:
-            return []
-        if len(self.sections) == 0:
-            return self.lines * self.repeat
-
-        for s, sPos in zip(self.sections, self.sectionPos):
-            if pos < sPos:
-                expanded += self.lines[pos:sPos]
-                pos = sPos
-            expanded += s.expand()
-
-        if pos < self.lineNum:
-            expanded += self.lines[pos:]
-
-        if self.repeat > 1:
-            expanded = expanded * self.repeat
-
-        return expanded
-
-
-class verilog_template:
-
-    def __init__(self, template):
-        self.template = template
-        self.sections = {}
-        self.textDict = {}
-        self.baseSection = None
-        self.expanded = None
-
-    def readTemplate(self):
-        lines = []
-        with open(self.template, 'r') as f:
-            lines = f.readlines()
-        self.baseSection = text_section('base', None)
-        currentSection = self.baseSection
-        for line in lines:
-            if line[:2] == '#<':
-                section = text_section(line[2:].strip('\n'), currentSection)
-                currentSection.addSection(section)
-                currentSection = section
-            elif line[:2] == '#>' and line[2:].strip('\n') == currentSection.name:
-                self.sections[currentSection.name] = currentSection
-                currentSection = currentSection.parent
-            else:
-                currentSection.addLine(line)
-
-    def expand(self):
-        self.expanded = self.baseSection.expand()
-
-    def postProcess(self):
-        text = ""
-        for line in self.expanded:
-            if '#$' in line:
-                while True:
-                    indStart = line.find('#$')
-                    if indStart == -1:
-                        break
-                    indEnd = line.find('$#')
-                    line = line[:indStart] + str(self.textDict[line[indStart + 2:indEnd]]) + line[indEnd + 2:]
-                text += line
-            elif '#!' in line:
-                indLabelStart = line.find('#!') + 2
-                indLabelEnd = line.find('!', indLabelStart)
-                label = line[indLabelStart:indLabelEnd]
-                self.textDict[label] = eval(line[indLabelEnd + 1:-1], self.textDict)
-            else:
-                text += line
-        return text
-
-    def generate(self, filename):
-        self.expand()
-        text = self.postProcess()
-        with open(filename, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(text)
-
-    def setSectionRepeat(self, name, repeat):
-        self.sections[name].repeat = repeat
-
-    def setTextDict(self, label, value):
-        self.textDict[label] = value
-
-    def cloneSection(self, name, cloneName):
-        self.sections[name].clone(cloneName)