IC Reverse Engineering
...well, not really, just out of plain curiosity! ;)
A while ago an enthusiastic reader reported on a bold method of taking a peek inside programmed ICs to actually read ROM contents by means of pattern recognition software, provided the architecture and the programming language were known (here [1]). Later, we discovered that this technique had a long story behind it we weren't aware of!
I found some more information in one of my favorite sites [2].
Another interesting approach here [3].
UPDATE (March 4th, 2013):
8085's register file [4], by Ken Shirriff.
Awesome investigation!
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