Provided is an apparatus for fingerprint detection, where the apparatus includes a sensor chip array and an MCU, the sensor chip array includes a first chip set in which chips multiplex a first signal line and a second chip set in which chips multiplex a second signal line, where the chips in the first chip set and the chips in the second chip set are alternately arranged in each row and each column, and the MCU is configured to: control one first chip in the first chip set to perform fingerprint detection on a finger on the display screen at a time; and/or, control one second chip in the second chip set to perform fingerprint detection on the finger at the time.