EXHIBIT 23.4
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors
OrCAD, Inc.:
 
    We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
 
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Portland, Oregon
September 30, 1998