The IBM EL4+mask writer, located in the Advanced Mask Facility in Burlingto
n, Vermont has recently been used to investigate chrome on glass lithograph
y at 75 kV with a current density of 60 A/cm(2). One of the main concerns w
ith doing lithography at high beam voltages on a quartz substrate is the ef
fect of beam heating on the resist. Using ZEP7000 resist on both quartz gla
ss and silicon wafer substrates, we have characterized image size control f
rom 0.1 to 3 mu m for a large range of pattern geometries. (C) 1999 America
n Vacuum Society. [S0734-211X(99)10706-6].