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Vicor acquires sites for additional ChiP fabs

Vicor expands ChiP fab capacity with new site acquisitions to enhance AI power delivery scalability

By Avery Klein
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Vicor Corporation is acquiring two large industrial sites in Merrimack and Hooksett, New Hampshire, to build ChiP Fab-2 and Fab-3, significantly increasing its power component manufacturing capacity beyond the current Fab-1 in Massachusetts. This expansion aims to support advanced AI applications by providing scalable, high-performance Vertical Power Delivery solutions, overcoming technical limitations in existing power systems and ensuring supply chain reliability amid increasing demand from OEMs and hyperscalers.

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Key Points

  • Vicor acquires 334,000 sq ft building on 66 acres and 54 acres of land for two new fabrication facilities in New Hampshire.
  • Expansion of ChiP fabs will nearly triple current capacity to support vertical power delivery technology essential for advanced AI applications.
  • The move addresses supply chain challenges and the need for U.S.-sourced, infringement-free power systems in high performance computing and AI hardware sectors.

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) is purchasing a 334,000 square foot building on 66 acres of industrial land in Merrimack, New Hampshire and, separately, 54 acres in Hooksett, New Hampshire. The two sites will support the build-out of Vicor ChiP™ Fab-2 and Fab-3 with a combined footprint of nearly one million square feet. Fab-2 and Fab-3 will expand total capacity beyond that of ChiP Fab-1 which was built-out to 320,000 square feet on 16 acres of land in Andover, Massachusetts. Fab-1 utilization is approaching capacity.

With intellectual property to Vertical Power Delivery (VPD), Vicor has achieved the performance needed by advanced AI applications handicapped by the limitations of multi-phase Voltage Regulators (VRs) and Integrated Voltage Regulators (IVRs). Expanding total capacity, with a one-year lead time to initial deployment for ChiP Fab-2, will provide the scalability needed to support OEMs and hyperscalers. This expansion will fill voids in supply chains increasingly challenged by technical limitations and recurring disruptions caused by suppliers of infringing power systems. Leading OEMs and hyperscalers, whose computing systems were banned from importation because of infringing power suppliers, need Freedom to Operate (FTO) and U.S. sourcing. Vicor’s licensing practice and future capacity from a multiplicity of ChiP fabs provide predictability and performance to the AI hardware ecosystem.

About Vicor
Vicor designs, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems based upon a portfolio of patented technologies. Vicor licenses its patents, covering high density power components and power distribution architectures, to OEMs and hyper-scalers needing supply chain assurance, flexibility and scalability. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor sells its products, and licenses its patents to power systems, used in high performance computing, industrial, transportation, aerospace and defense.

For more information contact:

Stephen Germino
Director of Media Relations & PR
Vicor Corporation
978-749-8243
sgermino@vicorpower.com


Risks

  • Execution risk in constructing and ramping up new fabs to meet targeted lead times and capacity goals.
  • Potential changes in AI hardware demand dynamics affecting utilization of expanded manufacturing capacity.
  • Competitive pressures from other power component suppliers and ongoing patent licensing disputes impacting market share and licensing revenue.

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