EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Summit Design, Inc. of our report dated February 3, 1999, except as to Note 21,
which is as of September 16, 1999 relating to the consolidated financial
statements, and of our report dated February 3, 1999 relating to the financial
statement schedule of Summit Design, Inc., which appear in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Portland, Oregon
February 11, 2000