The manufacturer of power supply components, Vicor had a turnover of 171.6 M US$ in its business year 2004 but wrote a loss of 3.7 m US$. Compared to the previous year the turnover increased by 13%. However, the loss was reduced by 81 %. For the next year the manufacturer hopes to achieve a good result especially for the V-I chips which are available in a range from 0.8V to 400V. They are meant primarily for the telecommunication and automotive fields.