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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 28, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Summit Design, Inc. and subsidiaries
(predecessor of Innoveda, Inc.) which appears in Summit Design, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated January 28, 2000 relating to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Portland, Oregon
August 8, 2000
