Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues		$ 106,747	$ 102,186	$ 204,563	$ 190,468
Cost of revenues		51,574	55,337	102,856	106,018
Gross margin		55,173	46,849	101,707	84,450
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		20,375	20,035	40,598	38,603
Research and development		16,935	15,516	32,804	29,769
Total operating expenses		37,310	35,551	73,402	68,372
Income from operations		17,863	11,298	28,305	16,078
Other income (expense), net:
Total unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, net		(40)	16	(31)	(87)
Less: portion of losses (gains) recognized in other comprehensive income		40	(15)	31	89
Net credit gains recognized in earnings		0	1	0	2
Other income, net		1,776	83	3,726	244
Total other income, net		1,776	84	3,726	246
Income before income taxes		19,639	11,382	32,031	16,324
Provision for income taxes		2,537	802	3,678	754
Consolidated net income		17,102	10,580	28,353	15,570
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		1	(13)	8	(22)
Net income attributable to Vicor Corporation		$ 17,101	$ 10,593	$ 28,345	$ 15,592
Net income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
Basic		$ 0.39	$ 0.24	$ 0.64	$ 0.35
Diluted		$ 0.38	$ 0.24	$ 0.63	$ 0.35
Shares used to compute net income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
Basic	[1]	44,230	43,973	44,196	43,963
Diluted		44,906	44,866	44,907	44,910

[1] Denominator represents the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding.