Vicor licenses power chips to Sony

Vicor Corp. has concluded a nonexclusive, royalty-based license deal with Sony Corp. granting Sony rights to design and manufacture power converters using Vicor's power chip technology.

The license also grants Sony rights to manufacture semiconductor components used in the chips. Vicor will have the right to purchase the chip components from Sony.

Picor Corp., a Vicor subsidiary, and Great Wall Semiconductor, an independent company partly owned by Vicor, developed the referenced semiconductor components. Both are parties to the license.

The 10-year license includes a renewal option.

- EE Times