In less than five minutes, Lewis had the phone taken apart, down to the circuit board, revealing the chip held in place by a ZIF ("zero insertion force") socket. I handed him one of the new chips. He slipped it into place and began his careful reassembly. I didn’t want to say anything that would throw him off, but I was growing antsy, wishing he’d work just a little faster so I could find out if we had hit a goldmine or not.