I promise you that there are plenty of reasons to get a chip professionally desoldered. Your steps 1 thru 3 could cost $100k or more, depending on the chip. I

I promise you that there are plenty of reasons to get a chip professionally desoldered. Your steps 1 thru 3 could cost $100k or more, depending on the chip. If you're selling 1,000 to 10,000 units of something in the short term, you'd definitely pay the premium for a removal and repackaging