On April 13, Apex Microelectronics, Ninestar’s chipmaking subsidiary, announced that it is first to market with compatible replacement chips for the Kyocera TK-5430 and TK-5440 toner cartridges. These cartridges are used in the ECOSYS PA2100 and MA2100 series of entry-level A4 color laser devices that Kyocera introduced in Europe in February 2022. The Kyocera devices