diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/process.cc b/tgt-vhdl/process.cc
index 30869c458..ce4c6c205 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/process.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/process.cc
@@ -22,13 +22,57 @@
 #include "vhdl_element.hh"
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <sstream>
+
+/*
+ * Convert a Verilog process to VHDL and add it to the architecture
+ * of the given entity.
+ */
+static int generate_vhdl_process(vhdl_entity *ent, ivl_process_t proc)
+{
+   vhdl_process *vhdl_proc = new vhdl_process();
+
+   // TODO: Add statements
+
+   // Add a comment indicating where it came from
+   ivl_scope_t scope = ivl_process_scope(proc);
+   const char *type = ivl_process_type(proc) == IVL_PR_INITIAL
+      ? "initial" : "always";
+   std::ostringstream ss;
+   ss << "Generated from " << type << " process in scope ";
+   ss << ivl_scope_name(scope);
+   vhdl_proc->set_comment(ss.str());
+
+   // Store it in the entity's architecture
+   ent->get_arch()->add_stmt(vhdl_proc);
+   
+   return 0;
+}
 
 int draw_process(ivl_process_t proc, void *cd)
 {
    ivl_scope_t scope = ivl_process_scope(proc);
    const char *scope_name = ivl_scope_name(scope);
 
-   std::cout << "process: scope " << scope_name << std::endl;
-   
-   return 0;
+   // A process should occur in a module scope, therefore it
+   // should have already been assigned a VHDL entity
+   assert(ivl_scope_type(scope) == IVL_SCT_MODULE);
+   vhdl_entity *ent = find_entity(ivl_scope_tname(scope));
+   assert(ent != NULL);
+
+   // If the scope this process belongs to is the same as the
+   // VHDL entity was generated from, then create a VHDL process
+   // from this Verilog process. This ensures that each process
+   // is translated at most once, no matter how many times it
+   // appears in the hierarchy.
+   if (ent->get_derived_from() == scope_name) {
+      std::cout << "New process encountered in " << scope_name << std::endl;
+      return generate_vhdl_process(ent, proc);
+   }
+   else {
+      std::cout << "Ignoring already seen process in ";
+      std::cout << scope_name << std::endl;
+      return 0;
+   }
 }
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc b/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
index e761f58a8..641228bb3 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ static vhdl_entity *create_entity_for(ivl_scope_t scope)
    // The type name will become the entity name
    const char *tname = ivl_scope_tname(scope);
 
+   // Remember the scope name this entity was derived from so
+   // the correct processes can be added later
+   const char *derived_from = ivl_scope_name(scope);
+   
    // Verilog does not have the entity/architecture distinction
    // so we always create a pair and associate the architecture
    // with the entity for convenience (this also means that we
    // retain a 1-to-1 mapping of scope to VHDL element)
    vhdl_arch *arch = new vhdl_arch(tname);
-   vhdl_entity *ent = new vhdl_entity(tname, arch);
+   vhdl_entity *ent = new vhdl_entity(tname, derived_from, arch);
 
    // Build a comment to add to the entity/architecture
    std::ostringstream ss;
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@ static vhdl_entity *create_entity_for(ivl_scope_t scope)
    arch->set_comment(ss.str());
    ent->set_comment(ss.str());
 
+   std::cout << "Generated entity " << tname;
+   std::cout << " from " << ivl_scope_name(scope) << std::endl;
+   
    remember_entity(ent);
    return ent;
 }
@@ -67,10 +74,6 @@ static int draw_module(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t parent)
    if (NULL == ent)
       ent = create_entity_for(scope);
    assert(ent);
-
-   if (parent != NULL) {
-      std::cout << "parent " << ivl_scope_name(parent) << std::endl;
-   }
       
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl.cc b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl.cc
index 4e7e0e549..3eb64f98a 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl.cc
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ void error(const char *fmt, ...)
 /*
  * Find an entity given a type name.
  */
-vhdl_entity *find_entity(const char *tname)
+vhdl_entity *find_entity(const std::string &tname)
 {
    entity_list_t::const_iterator it;
    for (it = g_entities.begin(); it != g_entities.end(); ++it) {
-      if (strcmp((*it)->get_name(), tname) == 0)
+      if ((*it)->get_name() == tname)
          return *it;
    }
    return NULL;
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.cc b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.cc
index 5ee2ccb57..4d36a5f16 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.cc
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ void vhdl_element::emit_comment(std::ofstream &of, int level) const
 
 //////// ENTITY ////////
 
-vhdl_entity::vhdl_entity(const char *name, vhdl_arch *arch)
-   : name_(name), arch_(arch)
+vhdl_entity::vhdl_entity(const char *name, const char *derived_from,
+                         vhdl_arch *arch)
+   : name_(name), arch_(arch), derived_from_(derived_from)
 {
 
 }
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ void vhdl_process::add_stmt(vhdl_seq_stmt* stmt)
 void vhdl_process::emit(std::ofstream &of, int level) const
 {
    emit_comment(of, level);
-   if (name_)
+   if (name_.size() > 0)
       of << name_ << ": ";
    of << "process is";  // TODO: sensitivity
    newline(of, level);
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.hh b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.hh
index a7ace1012..e60127025 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.hh
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_element.hh
@@ -72,19 +72,20 @@ typedef std::list<vhdl_seq_stmt*> seq_stmt_list_t;
  */
 class vhdl_process : public vhdl_conc_stmt {
 public:
-   vhdl_process(const char *name = NULL);
+   vhdl_process(const char *name = "");
    virtual ~vhdl_process();
 
    void emit(std::ofstream &of, int level) const;
    void add_stmt(vhdl_seq_stmt* stmt);
 private:
    seq_stmt_list_t stmts_;
-   const char *name_;
+   std::string name_;
 };
 
 
 /*
- * An architecture which implements an entity. 
+ * An architecture which implements an entity. Entities are `derived'
+ * from instantiations of Verilog module scopes in the hierarchy.
  */
 class vhdl_arch : public vhdl_element {
 public:
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public:
    void add_stmt(vhdl_conc_stmt* stmt);
 private:
    conc_stmt_list_t stmts_;
-   const char *name_, *entity_;
+   std::string name_, entity_;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -105,15 +106,19 @@ private:
  */
 class vhdl_entity : public vhdl_element {
 public:
-   vhdl_entity(const char *name, vhdl_arch *arch);
+   vhdl_entity(const char *name, const char *derived_from,
+               vhdl_arch *arch);
    virtual ~vhdl_entity();
 
    void emit(std::ofstream &of, int level=0) const;
    vhdl_arch *get_arch() const { return arch_; }
-   const char *get_name() const { return name_; }
+   const std::string &get_name() const { return name_; }
+
+   const std::string &get_derived_from() const { return derived_from_; }
 private:
-   const char *name_;
+   std::string name_;
    vhdl_arch *arch_;  // Entity may only have a single architecture
+   std::string derived_from_;
 };
 
 typedef std::list<vhdl_entity*> entity_list_t;
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_target.h b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_target.h
index 5eabd8770..ec44ee95f 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_target.h
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_target.h
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 
 #include "vhdl_element.hh"
 
+#include <string>
+
 void error(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 int draw_scope(ivl_scope_t scope, void *_parent);
 int draw_process(ivl_process_t net, void *cd);
 
 void remember_entity(vhdl_entity *ent);
-vhdl_entity *find_entity(const char *tname);
+vhdl_entity *find_entity(const std::string &tname);
 
 #endif /* #ifndef INC_VHDL_TARGET_H */