Block copolymer lithography based on block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly can be used to develop soft mask nanoscale templates for subsequent pattern transfer to generate substrate features. Self-assembly of lamellar polystyrene-b-polymethylmethacrylate BCP of varying molecular weights to generate silicon nanoscale features is reported here. It has also been demonstrated that the feature size can be controlled by a plasma over-etch process and discussed.