"We are seeing robust demand ahead in the fourth quarter, making it [the final quarter] a stronger season than the third quarter," said Michael Wang, chief operating official of Quanta, on the sidelines of a forum arranged by Hewlett Packard Co yesterday.

But, current constraints in the supply of components such as flat panels and chips could adversely affect Quanta's laptop computer shipments, Wang said.

Wang said hot sales of the digital music player iPod series was a major reason behind the insufficient supply of chips.

Despite the component worries, Wang was optimistic about the notebook computer industry. He expects sales of laptops to grow by 20 percent next year, from an estimated 60 million units this year, on growing replacement demand for desktop computers.

By: Docmemory
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