Apple's main contract manufacturer, Foxconn Technology Group, has ramped up recruitment efforts ahead of the September launch of the iPhone 17, offering higher pay and bonuses for assembly line workers at its plants in Zhengzhou and Shenzhen.

Apple supplier Foxconn recalled a number of workers from its iPhone manufacturing units in India last month. This is the second time the Taiwanese company has made such a move

Apple's biggest iPhone factory is swelling with new workers as Foxconn throws money at recruits to keep production on track for the iPhone 17.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei on Friday to visit chip foundry partner TSMC , as the world's most valuable company navigates rising friction between Washington and Beijing over access to its industry-leading AI chips.

Nvidia has asked Foxconn to suspend work on the H20 AI chip, the most advanced product the U.S. company is currently permitted to sell to China, two people briefed on the matter said. Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd,

Earlier in July, Apple supplier Foxconn had similarly recalled around 300 Chinese engineers and technicians from its iPhone production facilities in India.

Foxconn on Thursday forecast a significant rise in third-quarter revenue as the world's biggest iPhone maker said it had for the first time made more money from its AI server business than from smart electronics last quarter.

Foxconn is reportedly getting engineers from countries like Taiwan to avoid any disruption in the production process

Foxconn, Apple's assembly partner, has recalled approximately 300 Chinese engineers from its Indian factory due to potential restrictions on technology transfers from China. This move impacts Apple's efforts to rapidly expand and localize its supply chain in India,

Taiwan's Foxconn , which rose to become a global tech manufacturing juggernaut by assembling millions of iPhones, can now say its main business is no longer Apple as it takes advantage of the AI-boom to diversify its income.