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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 2, 2000 (April 6, 2000 as to
Note 1) relating to the financial statements of Numerical Technologies Inc. and
our report dated January 21, 2000 relating to the financial statements of
Transcription Enterprises Limited, which appear in the Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
6, 2000.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
September 15, 2000
