Editing Intel 80186 (section)

== End of life ==
On March 30, 2006, Intel announced that production of the 80186 and 80188, along with the production of other processor models such as the 80386 and 80486, would cease at the end of September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://developer.intel.com/design/pcn/Processors/D0106013.pdf|title=Product Change Notification 106013 – 01|date=May 2, 2006|website=Intel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009060120/http://developer.intel.com/design/pcn/Processors/D0106013.pdf|archive-date=October 9, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Intel cashes in ancient chips|url=https://www.theregister.com/2006/05/18/intel_cans_386_486_960_cpus/|website=[[The Register]]|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> Pin- and instruction-compatible replacements might still be manufactured by various third-party sources,<ref>{{cite web|title=Innovasic Offers Replacement ICs for Intel 186/188 Microcontrollers|url=http://edageek.com/2007/02/26/innovasic-intel-80c186-188-microcontroller/|access-date=January 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213170712/http://edageek.com/2007/02/26/innovasic-intel-80c186-188-microcontroller/|archive-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and FPGA versions are publicly available.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamieiles.com/80186/|title=Jamie Iles – Software + Hardware &#124; 80186 CPU|website=www.jamieiles.com}}</ref>