JEITA stands for Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association. JEITA's mission is to foster a digital network society for the 21st century, in which IT advancement brings fulfillment and a higher quality of life to everyone. The Association is also actively promoting environmental preservation countermeasures, including those to combat global warming. Maxim implements the JEITA standards for safe charging over temperature in some of their battery charger ICs. In JEITA modes, when the IC hits its upper or lower temperature limit, the charging current, the charging voltage or both are automatically decreased to ensure safe charging.