Systems and methods for designing and generating integrated circuits using a high-level language are described. The high-level language is used to generate performance models, functional models, synthesizable register transfer level code defining the integrated circuit, and verification environments. The high-level language may be used to generate templates for custom computation logical units for specific user-determined functionality. The high-level language and compiler permit optimizations for power savings and custom circuit layout, resulting in integrated circuits with improved performance per watt of power consumption.