Graphical user interface for interactive macro-cell placement

A method comprising:

• causing display, on a display device in communication with a computer system, of a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a display of an integrated circuit floor plan comprising a plurality of macro-cells, each macro-cell corresponding to an integrated circuit component;
• receiving, via the GUI, a user selection of a group of macro-cells from the plurality of macro-cells of the integrated circuit floor plan;
• updating the GUI to display, in conjunction with the display of the integrated circuit floor plan, a window presenting one or more layout options for the group of macro-cells, each of the one or more layout options specifying an arrangement of the group of macro-cells;
• receiving, via the GUI, a user selection of a layout option from the one or more layout options displayed in conjunction with the display of the integrated circuit floor plan;
• and
• in response to receiving the user selection of the layout option, updating the display of the integrated circuit floor plan, the updating of the display of the integrated circuit floor plan including modifying a position or orientation of at least one macro-cell in the group of macro-cells in the integrated circuit floor plan in accordance with the selected layout option.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• causing display, on a display device in communication with a computer system, of a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a display of an integrated circuit floor plan comprising a plurality of macro-cells;
• receiving, via the GUI, a user selection of a group of macro-cells from the plurality of macro-cells of the integrated circuit floor plan;
• determining a plurality of layout options for the group or more macro-cells based on one or more user constraints, each of the plurality of layout options specifying a location and orientation of each macro-cell in the group of macro-cells;
• updating the GUI to display, in conjunction with the display of the integrated circuit floor plan, a window presenting the plurality of layout options for the group of macro-cells;
• receiving, via the GUI, a user selection of a layout option from the plurality of layout options displayed in conjunction with the display of the integrated circuit floor plan;
• and
• in response to receiving the user selection of the layout option, updating the display of the integrated circuit floor plan, the updating of the display of the integrated circuit floor plan including modifying a placement of the group of macro-cells in the integrated circuit floor plan in accordance with the selected layout option.