Factory/PlantSemiconductors & electronics

Shinko Electric Industries to acquire JDI Mobara plant for advanced semiconductor packaging

Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.Mobara, ChibaPublished Oct 1, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhasePlanned

Start—

CompletionApr 2028

To completion

Today

20272028

About 18 months to scheduled completion.

Shinko Electric Industries will acquire Japan Display's Mobara plant in Chiba and convert it into a new core facility for advanced semiconductor packaging, particularly flip-chip packages used in AI-related semiconductors. The company plans to begin operations in FY2028, while selling the plant's western area to partner FICT for its own manufacturing use; Shinko will develop additional equipment investment plans for the retained site.

Project facts

Owner: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
Listing: 6967 Tokyo
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Semiconductors & electronics
Location: Mobara, Chiba, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: 373,482.91 sqm total site; 140,738.32 sqm retained by Shinko after transfer
Completion: Apr 2028
Announced: Sep 30, 2026
Themes: AI-infrastructure, semiconductor-supply-chain

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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