EXHIBIT 23.4

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1
to Registration Statement No. 333-42814 on Form S-4 of Innoveda, Inc. of our
report dated January 28, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedules, 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 reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Portland, Oregon.
August 10, 2000