I have had some success leveraging the MAWS database to ID PCB ICs. I've never been able to positively identify a PCB purely through MAWS, but I was able to pinpoint likely candidates which narrowed down my search. From the information I get from MAWS, I've been able narrow the search down using information from other sites such as System 16, Crazy Kong, KLOV (and to a much lesser extent) eBay and (more or less) random sites via Google.