Exhibit 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated October 19, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Simplex Solutions, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated October 19, 2001 relating to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
May 15, 2002