Vicor to Demonstrate Improvements in Power-to-Weight Ratios at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2012 Conference

ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - Aug 1, 2012) -  Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today announced its participation in the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North America 2012 conference, hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 6 - 9, 2012. At the event next week Vicor will highlight its full range of high density and high efficiency VI Chip® power modules and Picor® semiconductor power solutions, which are optimized to enable superior power-to-weight ratios for demanding unmanned vehicle applications. Conference attendees can visit Vicor at booth #246 in Hall D at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Tom Curatolo, Vicor's director of global defense and aerospace, is slated to deliver a presentation at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, August 8, at the 'Beyond the Booth' showcase in Hall B. Mr. Curatolo's presentation -- "270V and 28V to Load Power Conversion: A 4X Advance in Power to Weight Performance" -- will demonstrate how power conversion solutions that utilize high frequency, soft-switching topologies can dramatically minimize the size and weight of onboard power supplies to extend the range and payload capacity of unmanned vehicles.

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America is the premier forum for reviewing, assessing and discussing the current state of the unmanned systems market. The event brings together the key leaders and decision-makers in the industry. Officials from government and user organizations around the world attend and participate in the symposium program.

About Vicor Corporation
Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor Corporation designs, manufactures and markets innovative, high performance modular power components, from bricks to semiconductor-centric solutions, to enable customers to efficiently convert and manage power from the wall plug to the point-of-load. Complementing an extensive portfolio of patented innovations in power conversion and power distribution with significant application development expertise, Vicor offers comprehensive product lines addressing a broad range of power conversion and management requirements across all power distribution architectures, including CPA, DPA, IBA, FPA™ and CBA. Vicor focuses on solutions for performance-critical applications in the following markets: enterprise and high performance computing, telecommunications and network infrastructure, industrial equipment and automation, vehicles and transportation and aerospace and defense electronics. www.vicorpower.com

Vicor, Picor and FPA are trademarks of Vicor Corporation.