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                                    FORM 15

      [As adopted in Release No. 34-20784, March 22, 1984, 49 F.R. 12688.]
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 15

 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
                            the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d)
                                    of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                        Commission File Number:  0-24756

                          EPIC DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       310 NORTH MARY AVENUE, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 94086, (408) 733-8080
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of registrant's principal executive offices)

                           COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE

            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      NONE

  (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                     under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

         Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
          Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)   [X]       Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)  [ ]
          Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)  [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)   [ ]
          Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)   [ ]       Rule12h-3(b)(2)(ii)   [ ]
          Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)  [ ]       Rule 15d-6            [ ]
          Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)   [ ]

         Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date:  ONE (1)

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
EPIC Design Technology, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.



Date:   March 3, 1997                 By:  /s/ Tammy  S. Liu
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                                         Tammy S. Liu, Chief Financial Officer