diff --git a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd
index 95a353e..b1b39bc 100644
--- a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ end dpram_1w1r1c_ra;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r1c_ra is
 
 
-TYPE MEM IS ARRAY(0 TO 2**addr_width-1) OF unsigned(data_width-1 DOWNTO 0);
-SIGNAL ram_block: MEM;
+TYPE memory_type IS ARRAY(0 TO 2**addr_width-1) OF unsigned(data_width-1 DOWNTO 0);
+SIGNAL memory_content: memory_type;
 
 BEGIN
 	PROCESS (clk)
 	BEGIN
 	IF (clk'event AND clk = '1') THEN
 		IF (we_a = '1') THEN
-			ram_block(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+			memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 		END IF;
 		IF (re_b = '1') THEN
-			dout_b <= ram_block(to_integer(addr_b));
+			dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 		END IF;
 		-- VHDL semantics imply that q doesn't get data
 		-- in this clock cycle
diff --git a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
index 7253652..3a1cdd6 100644
--- a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r2c_ra is
 
 	-- Build a 2-D array type for the RAM
 	subtype word_t is unsigned((data_width-1) downto 0);
-	type memory_t is array(2**addr_width-1 downto 0) of word_t;
+	type memory_type is array(2**addr_width-1 downto 0) of word_t;
 
 	-- Declare the RAM signal.	
-	signal ram : memory_t;
+	signal memory_content : memory_type;
 
 begin
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ begin
 	begin
 	if(rising_edge(clk_a)) then 
 		if(we_a = '1') then
-			ram(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+			memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 		end if;
 	end if;
 	end process;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ begin
 	begin
 	if(rising_edge(clk_b)) then 
 		if(re_b = '1') then
-			dout_b <= ram(to_integer(addr_b));
+			dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 		end if;
 	end if;
 	end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
index f13300f..8d90149 100644
--- a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ end dpram_1w1r2c_ro;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r2c_ro is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	signal RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	signal memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ process (clk_a)
 	begin
 	if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 		if we_a = '1' then
-			RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+			memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 		end if;
 	end if;
 end process;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ process (clk_b)
 	begin
 	if clk_b'event and clk_b = '1' then
 		if re_b = '1' then
-			dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b));
+			dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 		end if;
 	end if;
 end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
index 87f61ea..652271a 100644
--- a/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/altera/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ architecture Behavioral of dpram_2w2r2c_ra is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
 	subtype word_t is unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of word_t;
-	shared variable RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of word_t;
+	shared variable memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ process (clk_a)
 begin
 if rising_edge(clk_a) then
 	if we_a = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
 	end if;
 	if re_a = '1' then
-		dout_a <= RAM(to_integer(addr_a));
+		dout_a <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_a));
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ process (clk_b)
 begin
 if rising_edge(clk_b) then
 	if we_b = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
 	end if;
 	if re_b = '1' then
-		dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b));
+		dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd
index 95a353e..b1b39bc 100644
--- a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r1c_ra.vhd
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ end dpram_1w1r1c_ra;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r1c_ra is
 
 
-TYPE MEM IS ARRAY(0 TO 2**addr_width-1) OF unsigned(data_width-1 DOWNTO 0);
-SIGNAL ram_block: MEM;
+TYPE memory_type IS ARRAY(0 TO 2**addr_width-1) OF unsigned(data_width-1 DOWNTO 0);
+SIGNAL memory_content: memory_type;
 
 BEGIN
 	PROCESS (clk)
 	BEGIN
 	IF (clk'event AND clk = '1') THEN
 		IF (we_a = '1') THEN
-			ram_block(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+			memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 		END IF;
 		IF (re_b = '1') THEN
-			dout_b <= ram_block(to_integer(addr_b));
+			dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 		END IF;
 		-- VHDL semantics imply that q doesn't get data
 		-- in this clock cycle
diff --git a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
index 2e92c4f..26a2d24 100644
--- a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ end dpram_1w1r2c_ra;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r2c_ra is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	signal RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	signal memory_content : memory_type;
 	signal addr_b_r : unsigned (addr_width-1 downto 0);
 	
 begin
 
-	dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b_r));
+	dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b_r));
 
 process (clk_a)
 begin
 if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 	if we_a = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
index f13300f..8d90149 100644
--- a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ end dpram_1w1r2c_ro;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r2c_ro is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	signal RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	signal memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ process (clk_a)
 	begin
 	if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 		if we_a = '1' then
-			RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+			memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 		end if;
 	end if;
 end process;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ process (clk_b)
 	begin
 	if clk_b'event and clk_b = '1' then
 		if re_b = '1' then
-			dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b));
+			dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 		end if;
 	end if;
 end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
index b272817..1b9ed7a 100644
--- a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
@@ -56,20 +56,20 @@ architecture Behavioral of dpram_2w2r2c_ra is
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
 	signal addr_a_r : unsigned (addr_width-1 downto 0);
 	signal addr_b_r : unsigned (addr_width-1 downto 0);
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	signal RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	signal memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
-	dout_a <= RAM(to_integer(addr_a_r));
-	dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b_r));
+	dout_a <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_a_r));
+	dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b_r));
 
 process (clk_a, clk_b)
 begin
 	if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' and we_a = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 	elsif clk_b'event and clk_b = '1' and we_b = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_b)) <= din_b;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_b)) <= din_b;
 	end if;
 end process;
 
diff --git a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd
index 1451831..1533550 100644
--- a/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/sim/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ end dpram_2w2r2c_ro;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_2w2r2c_ro is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	shared variable RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	shared variable memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ process (clk_a)
 begin
 if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 	if we_a = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
 	end if;
 	if re_a = '1' then
-		dout_a <= RAM(to_integer(addr_a));
+		dout_a <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_a));
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ process (clk_b)
 begin
 if clk_b'event and clk_b = '1' then
 	if we_b = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
 	end if;
 	if re_b = '1' then
-		dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b));
+		dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
index e23615d..0b28950 100644
--- a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ra.vhd
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ end dpram_1w1r2c_ra;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r2c_ra is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	signal RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	signal memory_content : memory_type;
 	signal addr_b_r : unsigned (addr_width-1 downto 0);
 	
 begin
 
-	dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b_r));
+	dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b_r));
 
 process (clk_a)
 begin
 if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 	if we_a = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
index f13300f..8d90149 100644
--- a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_1w1r2c_ro.vhd
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ end dpram_1w1r2c_ro;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_1w1r2c_ro is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	signal RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	signal memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ process (clk_a)
 	begin
 	if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 		if we_a = '1' then
-			RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
+			memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) <= din_a;
 		end if;
 	end if;
 end process;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ process (clk_b)
 	begin
 	if clk_b'event and clk_b = '1' then
 		if re_b = '1' then
-			dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b));
+			dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 		end if;
 	end if;
 end process;
diff --git a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
index aaedcaf..7a89b76 100644
--- a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ra.vhd
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ architecture Behavioral of dpram_2w2r2c_ra is
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
 	signal addr_a_r : unsigned (addr_width-1 downto 0);
 	signal addr_b_r : unsigned (addr_width-1 downto 0);
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	shared variable RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	shared variable memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
-	dout_a <= RAM(to_integer(addr_a_r));
-	dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b_r));
+	dout_a <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_a_r));
+	dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b_r));
 
 process (clk_a)
 begin
 if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 	if we_a = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
 	end if;
 --	if re_a = '1' then
 		addr_a_r	<= addr_a;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ process (clk_b)
 begin
 if clk_b'event and clk_b = '1' then
 	if we_b = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
 	end if;
 --	if re_b = '1' then
 		addr_b_r	<= addr_b;
diff --git a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd
index 1451831..1533550 100644
--- a/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd
+++ b/lib/rams/xilinx/src/dpram_2w2r2c_ro.vhd
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ end dpram_2w2r2c_ro;
 architecture Behavioral of dpram_2w2r2c_ro is
 
 	constant depth : integer := 2**addr_width;
-	type RAMtype is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
-	shared variable RAM : RAMtype;
+	type memory_type is array (0 to depth-1) of unsigned (data_width-1 downto 0);
+	shared variable memory_content : memory_type;
 	
 begin
 
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ process (clk_a)
 begin
 if clk_a'event and clk_a = '1' then
 	if we_a = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_a)) := din_a;
 	end if;
 	if re_a = '1' then
-		dout_a <= RAM(to_integer(addr_a));
+		dout_a <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_a));
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ process (clk_b)
 begin
 if clk_b'event and clk_b = '1' then
 	if we_b = '1' then
-		RAM(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
+		memory_content(to_integer(addr_b)) := din_b;
 	end if;
 	if re_b = '1' then
-		dout_b <= RAM(to_integer(addr_b));
+		dout_b <= memory_content(to_integer(addr_b));
 	end if;
 end if;
 end process;