Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a fingerprint identification apparatus which is applied to an electronic device having a display screen, where the fingerprint identification apparatus includes an optical fingerprint sensor module configured to be disposed under the display screen so that a fingerprint capturing area of the optical fingerprint sensor module is at least partially located in a display area of the display screen, where the optical fingerprint sensor module includes a plurality of sensor chips, sensing areas of which correspond to a plurality of sub-areas in the fingerprint capturing area, respectively, and where each of the plurality of sensor chips is configured to detect an optical signal from above a sub-area corresponding to the each of the plurality of sensor chips. Technical solutions of embodiments of the present disclosure could improve user experience in the process of fingerprint identification, and meanwhile, improve security of fingerprint identification.