EXHIBIT 23.4

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Innoveda, Inc. of our report dated January 28, 2000
relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules, which appears in Summit Design, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Portland, Oregon.
August 1, 2000