Vicor to Showcase High Performance Power Components at PCIM Europe 2012

ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - May 2, 2012) - Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today announced its participation in the Power Conversion Intelligent Motion (PCIM) 2012 conference, the international conference on power electronics and its applications, hosted in Nuremberg, Germany, May 8-10, 2012. Vicor will highlight its full range of modular power components and innovative solutions for performance-critical applications at the event. Conference attendees can visit Vicor at booth #12-328 in the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre.

Maurizio Salato, Vicor's director of systems engineering, is slated to deliver a presentation from 3:30 to 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 8, in Session PP50 (Converter and EMI II poster/dialogue session). Mr. Salato's presentation will address the synthesis of input line current in Power Factor Correction control for optimal converter operations.

PCIM 2012 is a leading international conference focused on power electronics and its applications in motion and energy management. PCIM 2012 offers a world class conference and seminar selection, which together comprise an ideal platform for dialogue and exchange of ideas centric to research, applications and product development.

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

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