# Japan's iPhone factory shifts to chip supply chain

> Japan's former iPhone display plant begins new life making chip components for Shinko Electric.
- Title: Japan's iPhone factory shifts to chip supply chain | Shortify
- Summary: Japan's former iPhone display plant begins new life making chip components for Shinko Electric. Japan's Mobara factory, which made iPhone displays, will now…
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- Source: Nikkei Asia — https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/former-iphone-display-plant-in-japan-to-start-new-life-in-chip-supply-chain
- Published: 2026-10-11T20:34:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: japan, iphone, display, shinko electric, package substrates, supply chain, news, business, world
## Japan's Mobara factory
Japan's Mobara factory once made iPhone displays but now produces package substrates for Shinko Electric.
## Fifth owner Shinko Electric
Shinko Electric, the fifth owner of the factory, will use the plant for package substrates production.
## Apple switched display technology
Apple previously switched from LCDs to a different display technology at the Mobara plant.
## Key takeaway

Japan's Mobara factory, which made iPhone displays, will now produce package substrates for Shinko Electric, its fifth owner.