SEMI Japan has been focusing on and introducing quantum computer technology at SEMICON Japan since 2020 through seminars and pavilion exhibits, and has recently established a council between SEMI member companies supplying semiconductor manufacturing equipment and materials and those involved in quantum technology. A kick-off meeting was held on May 18. The council was chaired by Yuichiro Minato, CEO/CTO of blueqat Corporation, and Tomoki Nagai, General Manager of Materials Informatics Promotion Office, JSR Corporation.