Vicor acquires sites for additional ChiP fabs
Vicor is buying two New Hampshire sites to build ChiP Fab-2 and Fab-3, boosting U.S. capacity beyond its nearly full Andover Fab-1.
Rhea-AI Summary
Vicor (VICR) is acquiring a 334,000 square foot building on 66 acres in Merrimack, New Hampshire and 54 acres of land in Hooksett, New Hampshire to develop additional ChiP power module fabrication facilities.
The two New Hampshire sites are planned to host ChiP Fab-2 and Fab-3 with a combined footprint of nearly one million square feet, expanding total manufacturing capacity beyond that of ChiP Fab-1 in Andover, Massachusetts, which was built to 320,000 square feet on 16 acres and is approaching full utilization. The company gives a one-year lead time to initial deployment for ChiP Fab-2, aiming to provide scalable supply for OEMs and hyperscalers using advanced AI hardware.
Vicor states that, with its Vertical Power Delivery intellectual property, it can meet performance needs in AI systems constrained by traditional multi-phase Voltage Regulators and Integrated Voltage Regulators, and that expanded U.S.-based capacity and licensing are intended to improve predictability, performance, and supply-chain resilience for the AI hardware ecosystem.
Positive
- Two new fab sites in Merrimack and Hooksett, NH, planned for nearly one million square feet of ChiP manufacturing footprint
- Fab-1 utilization approaching capacity, suggesting existing ChiP demand is absorbing current 320,000 square foot facility
- One-year lead time to initial deployment of ChiP Fab-2, indicating a defined near-term capacity ramp for AI power products
Negative
- None.
News Explained
Although the headline says Vicor “acquires” the New Hampshire sites, the body says it is “purchasing” them; the disclosure therefore establishes a purchase in progress, not a completed acquisition, so the planned Fab-2 and Fab-3 capacity has not yet become an owned, operating expansion.
Details
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Key Figures
- Merrimack building size
- 334,000 square feet
- Building being purchased for Fab-2 and Fab-3 expansion
- Merrimack industrial land
- 66 acres
- Industrial land associated with the building purchase
- Hooksett site
- 54 acres
- Separately acquired New Hampshire site
- Combined fab footprint
- Nearly 1 million square feet
- Combined footprint planned for ChiP Fab-2 and Fab-3
- Initial Fab-2 deployment
- One-year lead time
- Lead time before initial deployment
- ChiP Fab-1 footprint
- 320,000 square feet
- Existing Andover fab built-out footprint
Historical Context
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Company planned capacity expansion and a potential second fab in Q1 results.
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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
FAQ
Where are Vicor's new ChiP fabs planned to be located?
Vicor is purchasing a 334,000 square foot building on 66 acres of industrial land in Merrimack, New Hampshire and a separate 54-acre site in Hooksett, New Hampshire. These two locations are intended to support the build-out of ChiP Fab-2 and Fab-3.
How will ChiP Fab-2 and Fab-3 compare in size to ChiP Fab-1?
ChiP Fab-2 and Fab-3 together are planned to have a combined footprint of nearly one million square feet. ChiP Fab-1 in Andover, Massachusetts was built out to 320,000 square feet on 16 acres of land and is approaching capacity, so the new fabs are expected to provide substantially more total capacity.
What deployment timing does Vicor give for ChiP Fab-2?
Vicor cites a one-year lead time to initial deployment for ChiP Fab-2. The company presents this as enabling the scalability needed to support OEMs and hyperscalers, particularly those building advanced AI systems.
How does Vicor link this expansion to AI hardware needs?
Vicor states that its Vertical Power Delivery (VPD) intellectual property delivers the performance required by advanced AI applications that are limited by traditional multi-phase Voltage Regulators and Integrated Voltage Regulators. The company indicates that additional ChiP fab capacity and its licensing practices are intended to provide performance, predictability, and U.S.-based sourcing for OEMs and hyperscalers in the AI hardware ecosystem.