Exhibit 23.02
 
                       Consent of Independent Accountants
   
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to registration statement of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on Form S-4
(File No. 333-69589) of our reports dated January 20, 1998, on our audits of
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. ("Quickturn") as of December 31, 1997 and 1996
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, which
reports are incorporated by reference from the Quickturn 1997 Annual Report to
Stockholders or included in the Quickturn Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the references to our firm
under the Captions "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data". However, it should
be noted that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not prepared or certified such
Selected Financial Statement Data.     
   
  We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to registration statement of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on
Form S-4 (File No. 333-69589) of our report dated August 7, 1998, on our audits
of the consolidated financial statements of Ambit Design Systems, Inc. as of
June 30, 1997 and 1998 and for the years then ended, which report is
incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K/A filed by Cadence Design Systems,
Inc. on December 11, 1998.     
 
                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Jose, California
   
February 19, 1999