Described herein are devices and methods for implementing a transceiver with independently controlled components. The components may include a programmable digital portion, a dedicated digital portion, and an analog portion. Each independently controlled component includes a programmable controller that resides in the programmable digital portion of the component that controls components in the dedicated digital or analog portions using state transition information. The programmable controller is configured to accommodate a broad spectrum of state transition information and is capable of emulating a plurality of hardwired finite state machines