diff --git a/tools/profiler/new-profiler-approach.sh b/tools/profiler/new-profiler-approach.sh
index 7852bfd67..b9b91b24c 100644
--- a/tools/profiler/new-profiler-approach.sh
+++ b/tools/profiler/new-profiler-approach.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ FSM_JSON=${TMP_DIR}/fsm.json
 CELLS_JSON=${TMP_DIR}/cells.json
 GROUPS_JSON=${TMP_DIR}/groups.json
 OUT_DIR=${TMP_DIR}/out
+FLAME_OUT_DIR=${TMP_DIR}/flame-out
 rm -rf ${TREES_OUT_DIR}
 OUT_JSON=${TMP_DIR}/dump.json
 TIMELINE_VIEW_JSON=${TMP_DIR}/timeline.json
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ fi
 echo "[${SCRIPT_NAME}] Using FSM info and VCD file to obtain cycle level counts"
 (
     set -o xtrace
-    python3 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/profiler-process.py ${VCD_FILE} ${CELLS_JSON} ${OUT_DIR} ${OUT_DIR}/flame.folded
+    python3 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/profiler-process.py ${VCD_FILE} ${CELLS_JSON} ${OUT_DIR} ${OUT_DIR}/flame.folded ${FLAME_OUT_DIR}
     set +o xtrace
 ) &> ${LOGS_DIR}/gol-process
 
@@ -90,4 +91,8 @@ for f in $( ls ${OUT_DIR} | grep dot$ ); do
     dot -Tpng ${OUT_DIR}/${f} > ${TREES_PDF_DIR}/${f}.png
 done
 
-${FLAMEGRAPH_DIR}/flamegraph.pl --countname="cycles" ${OUT_DIR}/flame.folded > ${OUT_DIR}/flame.svg
+for folded in $( ls ${FLAME_OUT_DIR}/*.folded ); do
+    echo "Writing flame graph for ${folded}"
+    base_name=$( echo ${folded} | rev | cut -d. -f2- | rev )
+    ${FLAMEGRAPH_DIR}/flamegraph.pl --countname="cycles" ${folded} > ${base_name}.svg
+done
diff --git a/tools/profiler/profiler-process.py b/tools/profiler/profiler-process.py
index c2ca1d1e7..83e94d5a7 100644
--- a/tools/profiler/profiler-process.py
+++ b/tools/profiler/profiler-process.py
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-import csv
 import json
 import os
-import re
-import shutil
 import sys
 import vcdvcd
 
 DELIMITER = "__"
 INVISIBLE = "gray"
 TREE_PICTURE_LIMIT=300
+DIVIDED_FLAME_MULTIPLIER=1000
 
 def remove_size_from_name(name: str) -> str:
     """ changes e.g. "state[2:0]" to "state" """
@@ -421,9 +419,32 @@ def create_path_dot_str_dict(path_dict):
 
     return path_to_dot_str
 
-def create_output(timeline_map, dot_out_dir, flame_out_file):
+# create a tree where we divide cycles via par arms
+# FIXME: rename?
+def tree_helper(timeline_map):
+    stacks = {}
+    for i in timeline_map:
+        num_stacks = len(timeline_map[i])
+        cycle_slice = round(1 / num_stacks, 3)
+        last_cycle_slice = 1 - (cycle_slice * (num_stacks - 1))
+        acc = 0
+        for stack_list in timeline_map[i]:
+            stack_id = ";".join(stack_list)
+            slice_to_add = cycle_slice if acc < num_stacks - 1 else last_cycle_slice
+            if stack_id not in stacks:
+                stacks[stack_id] = slice_to_add * DIVIDED_FLAME_MULTIPLIER
+            else:
+                stacks[stack_id] += slice_to_add * DIVIDED_FLAME_MULTIPLIER
+            acc += 1
+            
+    return stacks
+
+def create_output(timeline_map, dot_out_dir, flame_out_file, flames_out_dir):
 
-    os.mkdir(dot_out_dir)
+    if not os.path.exists(dot_out_dir):
+        os.mkdir(dot_out_dir)
+    if not os.path.exists(flames_out_dir):
+        os.mkdir(flames_out_dir)
 
     # make flame graph folded file
     stacks = {} # stack to number of cycles
@@ -439,6 +460,11 @@ def create_output(timeline_map, dot_out_dir, flame_out_file):
         for stack in stacks:
             flame_out.write(f"{stack} {stacks[stack]}\n")
 
+    divided_stacks = tree_helper(timeline_map)
+    with open(os.path.join(flames_out_dir, "divided-flame.folded"), "w") as div_flame_out:
+        for stack in divided_stacks:
+            div_flame_out.write(f"{stack} {divided_stacks[stack]}\n")
+
     # probably wise to not have a billion dot files.
     if len(timeline_map) > TREE_PICTURE_LIMIT:
         print(f"Simulation exceeds {TREE_PICTURE_LIMIT} cycles, skipping trees...")
@@ -474,7 +500,7 @@ def create_output(timeline_map, dot_out_dir, flame_out_file):
                     f.write(f'\t{path_to_dot_str[path_id]} [color="{INVISIBLE}"];\n')
             f.write("}")
 
-def main(vcd_filename, cells_json_file, dot_out_dir, flame_out):
+def main(vcd_filename, cells_json_file, dot_out_dir, flame_out, flames_out_dir):
     main_component, cells_to_components = read_component_cell_names_json(cells_json_file)
     converter = VCDConverter(main_component, cells_to_components)
     vcdvcd.VCDVCD(vcd_filename, callbacks=converter)
@@ -482,22 +508,24 @@ def main(vcd_filename, cells_json_file, dot_out_dir, flame_out):
 
     new_timeline_map = create_traces(converter.active_elements_info, converter.call_stack_probe_info, converter.cell_invoke_caller_probe_info, converter.clock_cycles, cells_to_components, main_component)
 
-    create_output(new_timeline_map, dot_out_dir, flame_out)
+    create_output(new_timeline_map, dot_out_dir, flame_out, flames_out_dir)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if len(sys.argv) > 4:
+    if len(sys.argv) > 5:
         vcd_filename = sys.argv[1]
         cells_json = sys.argv[2]
         dot_out_dir = sys.argv[3]
         flame_out = sys.argv[4]
-        main(vcd_filename, cells_json, dot_out_dir, flame_out)
+        flames_out_dir = sys.argv[5] # tmp folder until I figure out how to get multiple outputs from fud2
+        main(vcd_filename, cells_json, dot_out_dir, flame_out, flames_out_dir)
     else:
         args_desc = [
             "VCD_FILE",
             "CELLS_JSON",
             "DOT_FILE_DIR",
-            "FLAME_OUT"
+            "FLAME_OUT",
+            "FLAME_OUT_DIR"
         ]
         print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} {' '.join(args_desc)}")
         print("CELLS_JSON: Run the `component_cells` tool")