On August 10, Apex Microelectronics, Ninestar’s chipmaking subsidiary, announced that it is first to market with replacement chips for the HP LaserJet MFP M438 and LaserJet MFP M442 series of A3 monochrome laser MFPs. Apex says that HP first launched the LaserJet MFP M438 and M442 series in April 2020 in Europe. The LaserJet MFP