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.
 
   
                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
    
 
   
Portland, Oregon
November 9, 1998