EXHIBIT 23.2

          CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 15, 1999 relating to the
financial statements of Quickturn Design Systems, Inc., which appears in Cadence
Design Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
30, 2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
December 20, 2001