Sharp ceased production of the Sharp JX 9660 Printer – Sharp JX 9660 Toner a number of years ago. Sharp Corporation, a Japanese-based manufacturer of consumer and commercial electronics, was founded by Tokuji Hayakawa nearly one hundred years ago. Mr. Hayakawa invented the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil and this product is where the corporation gets its name. Today the Sharp Corporation employs over forty thousand people in 30 countries world wide. Sharp products are distributed globally, in all 164 countries. The firm is leading maker of semiconductors as well consumer electronics. JX96xx was Sharps designation for its first generation of laser printers, fax machines and associated drums, toner and cartridges. Sharp discontinued the JX 96xx line some years ago. Parts and service are no longer advertised on the company’s many regional websites.

The JX 96xx generation of components is still in use and there is still a demand for service and parts. There is certainly no shortage of after-market suppliers hawking printing supplies for JX 96xx laser printers or fax machines, with cartridges, drums and toners widely available.

At Sharp Corporation the core technologies at this time are audio-visual entertainment equipment like flat-screen LCD television sets and home theaters systems, mobile phones, video projectors, CMOS sensors, microwave ovens, CCD sensor and LCD panels. The company is heavily invested in solar panel research and development.

Sharp was first out with a camera cell phone in Japan (2000) and continues to hold market share in its home country. It is a fringe players in cell phones in other markets, however.

In the business market for electronic components Sharp is a player in photocopiers, fax machines, laser printers cash registers and other point of sale devices like ATM card readers. Sharp Solar is a Welsh-based division that manufacturers crystalline silicon solar cells. It is a major manufacturer of PV (photovoltaic) modules. These solar cells are used in everything from lighthouses to satellites.

For a number of years Sharp has been designing and marketing multi-function (MFD) devices. It has been a risky strategy because digital technology is such a moving target. Some of the earlier products combined phone centers with fax and copiers where the fax printer was used as the copier. Technological advances over the course of but a few years lowered photocopier costs, quickly making an entire product line essentially obsolete.

Sharp holds a 29% stake in German electronics manufacturer Loewe AG. Four fifths of Loewe AG’s business is high end of home theatre TVs that cover a market segment at the luxury top end of the market served by Sharp’s Aquos brand LCD television sets at the bottom end. Loewe AG also develops and manufacturers high end stereo sets, Blu-ray and DVD players and recorders.

Consumer electronics company Pioneer Corporation is Sharp’s other associate company. Sharp has held a controlling interest in Pioneer since 2007. This didn’t have much external impact on Pioneer until February of 2009 when the company announced it was getting out of the TV set business entirely.

For those who still have a need for Sharp JX 9660 Toner Cartridge, there are many sites on the internet that advertise Sharp compatible toner cartridges and other Compatible toner.

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