Swapping Memory Chips on USB Flash Drives - Does it work for data recovery?

If your USB flash drive malfunctions, can you swap the memory chip to an identical drive to recover data? We test this theory on popular brands of USB flash drives. Is it easy to do a nand chip swap and will it work?

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00:00 This video covers a common usb data recovery myth and demonstrates usb flash drive technology.
00:50 How to open and dissasemble all types of USB drives
10:47 Chip Swap Results
USB Brands and controller chips featured:

Sandisk: 20-82-00388-B0
Kingston: IS918-FN12
Verbatim 1: PHISON PS2251-09-V
Verbatim 2: PHISON PS2251-70-25
Emtec: UP25 UO25046G
PNY: PHISON PS2251-19-26
SP: PHISON PS2251-19-26

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