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California Technology Stock Letter  ·  Initiating Coverage
June 2, 2026
California Technology Stock Letter
Established 1982  ·  Michael Murphy, CFA  ·  Institutional Research for Individual Investors

Initiating Coverage
VICR
Vicor Corporation (Nasdaq: VICR)  ·  Power Technology / Semiconductors / IP Licensing
Rating: BUY
Current: ~$333
12-Mo. Target: $380–420
Risk: Moderate-High
Investment Thesis

Vicor Corporation is one of the most underappreciated technology franchises in the public markets. Founded in 1981 by Dr. Patrizio Vinciarelli — an MIT-trained physicist who has run the company for 44 years and who remains CEO, controlling shareholder, and chief innovator — Vicor has spent four decades quietly inventing the architecture that now powers the most energy-intensive infrastructure build in the history of computing: the AI data center.

The company’s Factorized Power Architecture (FPA) and Vertical Power Delivery (VPD) technology solve a problem that no other company has cracked as elegantly: how do you deliver thousands of amperes of clean, stable power to a GPU or AI accelerator chip whose power consumption is doubling with each generation, in a package small enough to fit directly beneath the processor die?

In 2025, the market finally began to recognize what Vicor had been building. Revenue grew 26% to $453 million. Net income exploded from $6 million to $118.6 million. Free cash flow reached $119 million — a 338% increase. The stock rose roughly 543% over the prior 12 months. And yet, by our analysis, the story is in its early chapters, not its final ones.

The Bull Case — Five Pillars
1.AI Power Demand Is Structural and Accelerating. The power consumption of leading-edge AI chips has grown exponentially and shows no sign of decelerating. Nvidia’s H100 consumed roughly 700 watts. The H200 consumes 1,000 watts. The Blackwell generation pushes toward 1,500 watts. The Rubin generation is expected to exceed 2,000 watts per chip. Each doubling of chip power consumption creates a stronger economic case for Vicor’s architecture — and a wider moat around its IP.
2.The Licensing Revenue Is an Annuity Stream Being Established Right Now. Each OEM that takes a Vicor license under ITC pressure enters an ongoing royalty relationship that persists as long as they deploy Vicor-architecture power delivery. Licensing revenue grew from $19M in 2024 to $68M in 2025. Q2 2026 guidance was raised 13% on a new OEM licensing agreement…
3.Backlog and Book-to-Bill Signal Multi-Year Revenue Visibility. A book-to-bill ratio above 2.0 — orders arriving at more than twice the rate of shipments — is remarkable for a company of Vicor’s maturity. Backlog of $300.6M in Q1 2026 (up 70% sequentially) represents over two quarters of forward product revenue visibility…

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