Abstract: It is the object of the invention to suppress noises caused by reflections of a ray of light from a light receiving surface of a photodiode chip and inner and outer surfaces of a glass in a semiconductor light receiving apparatus. A construction of a light receiving apparatus is that, a photodiode chip 4 is mounted on a carrier 2 fixed to a stem 1, and a chip 4 is sealed up by a cap 7, which is provided with an opening 7a covered with glass 8. A ray of light transmits through an opening 7a, and incidents on a light receiving surface of a chip 4. A light receiving surface of a chip 4 and an outer surface of a glass 8 are inclined to the optical axis, where directions of inclinations are different to each other. An angle of inclination of a chip 4 is selected such that reflected rays from a chip 4 does not incident on an opening 7a. Accordingly, there is no ray which returns to a light source (not shown), and generation of delayed incidences to a chip 4 can be prevented.