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August 9, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Re: Summit Design, Inc. Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 0-
20923)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Summit Design, Inc. (the "Company"), we hereby request that
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, file number 0-20923 (the "8-A
Registration Statement"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 24, 1996, be withdrawn because the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, file number 333-6445 (the "S-1 Registration Statement"), has not yet become
effective and is not likely to become effective prior to the date on which the
8-A Registration Statement will automatically become effective if not earlier
withdrawn.
The Company expects to file a new Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
substantially identical to the 8-A Registration Statement, as soon as possible
once the Company becomes reasonably certain as to the date on which it will seek
effectiveness of the S-1 Registration Statement.
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If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please call Steven V.
Bernard or the undersigned at (415) 493-9300.
Very truly yours,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ Susan L. Stapleton
Susan L. Stapleton
cc: Robert F. Bartelmes (Securities and Exchange Commission)
George A. Zachariah (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Bert Braganza (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Larry J. Gerhard (Summit Design Corporation)
Alan K. Austin (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)
Thomas Furlong (Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich)
Brian Bean (Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC)
Bruce Alexander (Needham & Company, Inc.)
