[ajenner]

Probably not entirely a coincidence - Ken Shirriff is doing a series on the 8086 which may account for at least one of the other articles you've noticed. My disassembly was only possible because of Ken's high-resolution photos of the die with the metal layer removed - that's why it took me until now to do it.

[dylan604]

so it's turtles all the way down? someone makes a break through that gets used by someone else to make a different break through kind of a thing. this is why science needs to be open. no one person/group can do it all. i just wish that research didn't have to be done in secret to protect potential patent ability. Let the work be published and the let the people responsible receive whatever credit/recognition/awards deserved.

kudos for your efforts!