Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Total net revenues		$ 407,701	$ 359,058	$ 405,059
Patent litigation settlement		45,000	0	0
Total net revenues and patent litigation settlement		452,701	359,058	405,059
Cost of product revenues		193,272	175,060	200,130
Gross margin		259,429	183,998	204,929
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		99,031	96,886	85,714
Research and development		78,570	68,922	67,857
Litigation-contingency expense		0	19,500	0
Total operating expenses		177,601	185,308	153,571
Income (loss) from operations		81,828	(1,310)	51,358
Other income (expense), net:
Total unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, net		(179)	111	(92)
Portion of losses (gains) recognized in other comprehensive income		179	(111)	92
Net credit gains recognized in earnings		0	0	0
Other income (expense), net		12,743	11,797	8,886
Total other income (expense), net		12,743	11,797	8,886
Income before income taxes		94,571	10,487	60,244
Less: (Benefit) provision for income taxes		(24,025)	4,348	6,644
Consolidated net income		118,596	6,139	53,600
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		40	10	5
Net income attributable to Vicor Corporation		$ 118,556	$ 6,129	$ 53,595
Net income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
Basic		$ 2.63	$ 0.14	$ 1.21
Diluted		$ 2.61	$ 0.14	$ 1.19
Shares used to compute net income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
Basic	[1]	45,040	44,912	44,320
Diluted	[2]	45,450	45,168	45,004
Product Revenue [Member]
Total net revenues		$ 350,317	$ 312,463	$ 389,187
Royalty Revenue [Member]
Total net revenues		$ 57,384	$ 46,595	$ 15,872

[1] Denominator represents weighted average number of Common Shares and Class B Common Shares outstanding

[2] Denominator represents weighted average number of Common Shares and Class B Common Shares outstanding for the year, adjusted to include the dilutive effect, if any, of outstanding options.